Ferrari 288GTO build (Page 25/64)
dobie1 JUL 01, 11:03 PM
Thanks for visiting and for the comments guys, much appreciated.


Shem anything happening on your build?

Wayne
dobie1 JUL 24, 12:06 AM
It's been a busy couple weeks , I put the dash HVAC aside to work on getting all the car wiring cleaned up and getting the new electrical wiring run at the same time.
#### I hate wiring !!!!
I've decided I needed to install a sub panel up front in the trunk area for all the additional relays and fuses associated with the additional lights on the grill . Also needed to run wiring for the switches in the centre consul, and the new pushbutton shifter and paddle shifter .
At the same time I decided I wanted to install a push button start , boy did I ever open up a can of worms, but its done and everything works great.
Pictures to come soon.

So the next step was to get the seat mounting points finalized and finish welding them hard points, that completed I cleaned it all up ]

once that was done I am covering all the interior with Butyl sound deadening , in me 88 3800SC my wife hated how loud it was and always complained so seeing this one also has the 3800SC I'm hoping this will quite it down bit. I'm also going to put a quieter exhaust in in a couple months.





I did have a chance to do a carbon fibre Aux panel and instrument panel , They came out pretty good still need to wet sand to get the finish I want. Then need to cut out the hole for all the gauges. Again I'll post pics soon.
It seems the more I get done the more I need to do.

Wayne

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dobie1 JUL 27, 10:13 PM
Here are a few pics from the build on the Carbon Fibre instrument panel, its still needs another coat of expo resin and then a polish but I'm quite happy with the layout.





I also got the Paddle Shifter installed works amazing ,I can hardly wait to get the car on the road!!!



more pictures to come

Wayne
dobie1 AUG 05, 10:37 PM
Had my son and his new wife home for a week so not too much was completed during his visit.
I did get a chance to wet sand and polish the dash today, I mounted all the gauges and advisory lights in the dash , getting the wiring bundles ready for the multi pin plugs.
The square hole in the middle is where the gear indicator gauge will mount .



I got the new electrical panel completed and mounted upfront happily it turned out great.





Wayne

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Patrick AUG 06, 02:20 AM

Wow, that gauge cluster looks pretty sharp!
hnthomps AUG 06, 04:02 PM

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Originally posted by dobie1:

Had my son and his new wife home for a week so not too much was completed during his visit.
I did get a chance to wet sand and polish the dash today, I mounted all the gauges and advisory lights in the dash , getting the wiring bundles ready for the multi pin plugs.
The square hole in the middle is where the gear indicator gauge will mount .



I got the new electrical panel completed and mounted upfront happily it turned out great.





Wayne




Isn't it fun wiring in all the new VDO instrumentation! It took quite a while for me to do so when I installed the F355 interior and new instrumentation. I wish you well on this project.

Nelson
dobie1 AUG 08, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick:


Wow, that gauge cluster looks pretty sharp!



Thanks Patrick
Yes I love the carbon fiber look , I’m hoping the center console turns out the same way . I’m planning on starting the layup soon.
Wayne.
dobie1 AUG 08, 08:51 PM
Thanks Nelson
I really wasn’t sure I was going with the VDO gauges, I actually have a full set of Ferrari 550 gauges that I was planning to use but I couldn’t find any information on the drive / sending units weather they are square wave , triangle or what ever for them . So decided to go the VDO route. They are nice and pretty straight forward. Did you connect directly to the Fiero wiring or run separate wires.

Wayne
hnthomps AUG 10, 08:06 AM

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Originally posted by dobie1:

Thanks Nelson
I really wasn’t sure I was going with the VDO gauges, I actually have a full set of Ferrari 550 gauges that I was planning to use but I couldn’t find any information on the drive / sending units weather they are square wave , triangle or what ever for them . So decided to go the VDO route. They are nice and pretty straight forward. Did you connect directly to the Fiero wiring or run separate wires.

Wayne




I used a Pisa wiring harness for the gauges and then tapped the harness into the Fiero wiring. A bit less messy this way. BTW, I have forgotten which engine you are using on this build but you should note that if it is a 3800 SC Series III, There were a few tricks necessary to get the tach functional.

Nelson
shemdogg AUG 10, 03:22 PM
Wow that dash looks spectacular, awesome job man really wow

shem