Ferrari 288GTO build (Page 62/62)
dobie1 AUG 21, 10:45 PM
I’ve been Color sanding and polishing installing everything to bring it to it’s finished weight for the official registration weight. I got the bucket seats back from the upholster today so just the
Door panels left.😁









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Sage AUG 22, 07:20 AM




Been a "long time comin'"....but you DID IT! This build is right up there along side Bloozberry's 355 which is still in progress.

Absolutely amazing.

Can't think of anything that would be more satisfying than your getting to drive this beauty.

Keep the updates coming!

HAGO!
dobie1 AUG 28, 09:39 PM

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Originally posted by Sage:





Been a "long time comin'"....but you DID IT! This build is right up there along side Bloozberry's 355 which is still in progress.

Absolutely amazing.

Can't think of anything that would be more satisfying than your getting to drive this beauty.

Keep the updates coming!

HAGO!



You make me blush Sage coming from you Thank you. I’m not sure it’s of that status but it did turn out OK😁

So I have one last piece to complete on the interior that being the door panels. I’ve been all over the place on what I wanted and what will look correct still trying to do it right.
So starting with the door panel that I already built, I took the arm rest that I had for a 308 interior , I modified it into something that I think will work with the interior I’ve built.

Starting with the panel


Then taking the original 308 armrest


This is what it looks before modification


Then modified it to the new design


And what it will look like on the door panel


I also cut away a area for pulling the door closed


I’ll fiberglass the arms to beef them up before upholstery.

Thanks for stopping by
Wayne
dobie1 OCT 03, 10:02 PM
So The interior is finally finished , what a great feeling 🥳

Picking up from where I left off on the interior built , so after modifications to the door pulls shape I coated in a slurry of light bondo and fiberglass resin I call Rondo.


Then after everything cured it’s sanded flat and prepared for finishing


Then coated them with a tinted mixture of epoxy resin


Then when the coatings got to second stage of cure I layed the Carbon Fiber cloth on the part which is allowed to fully cure .
Then 3 Coates of Epoxy resin were coated on the parts with sanding in between coats.






They are finish to a 1500 grit then clear coated in a clear coat satin finish.

The new upholster did a great job a quick only two weeks





I got everything installed and mounted today




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RCR OCT 04, 06:54 AM
Very nice, Wayne.

Bob
andreww OCT 18, 07:37 PM
Dropping by for the first time in a while. The car looks absolutely amazing my friend! Looks like you are nearing the finish line!
dobie1 OCT 23, 02:33 PM
Thanks Bob and Andrew 😁

The latest update , the car is now officially registered and insured and I’m working on a couple items that came up.
In the research I did at the time I went with the PCS PB shifter and Paddle shifter, the 4T65eHD transmission has an internal TCU controller . I’ve now learned that’s not true🤬
So I’ve now ordered PCS’s TCU2800 transmission controller so once that’s installed I’ll do some more test drives.
I was blown away as I got the car appraised for insurance purpose, by a very reputable company used by Haggarty and others it came in at 130K USD 🥳

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RCR OCT 25, 07:32 AM

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Originally posted by dobie1:

I was blown away as I got the car appraised for insurance purpose, buy a very reputable company used by Haggarty and others it came in at 130K USD 🥳




So much for cheap insurance. That just reinforces the great job you did...

Bob
ferrobi OCT 26, 06:53 AM
When I got my Ferrari insured I was pleasantly surprised, though I stipulated I’d only drive it less than 1k miles a year it is $166 for 6 months and oddly as I have it insured in two states my Arizona insurance same company charged me 350 for 6 months, agreed value $150k

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