Ferrari 288GTO build (Page 58/64)
dobie1 JUL 17, 01:31 AM
It’s been awhile since my last post, still lots happening…

With the continued help from Phil and Don the front cross member has now completed the 4 1/2” extension 2 1/4” each side. It’s fully welded and everything mounts perfectly. The two final pieces to the puzzle were an extension to the steering rack Don turned the extensions on his metal lath then we we drilled and taped tapped the ends to mount to the steering rack.




Once everything was mounted the steering ball joint lines up perfectly so no bump steer introduced thank you Don!!

Phil completed the mounting brackets for the Brembo breaks front and rear, and everything fit perfectly
These are for the rear brakes
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“I’m having a problem with the pics right now , I’ll get it worked out “

The front Corvette brakes were moved from the front side of the of the calipers and moved to the back side which made the steel braided lines too short so as we were already redoing the lines for the relocated parking brake. Fortunately with the widening of the crossmember space opened up along the frame. Phil moved the connection fixture and welded it to the frame.



The hydraulic parking brake I originally installed wasn’t working and Phil didn’t like the location so we moved it to a more conventional location and rebending the brakelines .




The other mod to the suspension is being fabricated , the shock bottom needs to be moved inwards to compensate for the widened cross member. The relocated front brakes interfere and stop the steering rack from a full 3 turns “only 2 turn presently” .
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And the last item that was completed was a rear HD sway bar was added, I always planned on one but it was low on my list and I didn’t have one but with widening the front the HD one I was using no longer
fit so we decided to repurpose it to the back!!




I’ll start the process to find a longer one for the front soon.

I’ve now removed the portable garage and am preparing to put up a portable paint booth and repaint and clear everything. Then onto the assembly!!


Thanks for stopping by everyone.
Wayne

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dobie1 JUL 23, 07:53 PM
Well the front is now completed except for new longer boots for the steering rack and a new longer sway bar, both need to be sourced and ordered.
With the extended cross member out, I prepared all the front suspension parts for paint “ hot rod black” same paint I used for the front trunk.

I cleaned everything with a degreaser then sprayed everything with epoxy primer


Then 30 minutes later sprayed with hot rod black



While everything was apart I cleaned and prepared the wheel well for a coat of black


I completed the brake hard lines and installed steel braided lines


I left everything overnight to ensure a firm finish before handling and and installing
The compete suspension.




At the same time this was going on I painted the brake adapters that my buddy Phil fabricated for my Brembo brakes





The front brakes are installed much the same way






My other Buddy Don that fabricated the cross member extension also is building the HVAC / light controllers 3D printed case that the computer and relay board will be mounted into.
It’s amazing what a tool a 3D printer is , much more time and cost effective.





Now that the front suspension is completed it’s onto a final full inspection and testing of all electrical components before the body is installed.

That’s it for now ,thanks for stopping by.
Wayne
dobie1 AUG 19, 01:33 AM
Thanks to lots of help from Phil my entire car electrical has been gone over front to back and all the gremlins are taken care of. My brakes are rock solid with an awesome hydraulic park brake installed. The suspension is complete although the front my need softer springs, but we will find that out once It’s on the road.
I needed the electrical total complete before installing the body as access is very limited.
I spent the last while Color sanding and polishing the body pieces , holy crap there are a lot of parts. I’ll be glad when everything is finished!!

Here are a few pics of everything




I used an inflatable paint booth, man it was soooo hot in there My buddy Kim and I must have lost 10 lbs during the 2 days it took to paint.




Don has almost finished building the HVAC / Light controller



I’m hoping to mount the rear body early next week , then I’ll complete the final assembly
Thanks for stopping by.
Wayne
shemdogg AUG 20, 12:00 AM
Almost at the home stretch, paint came out great. Cant wait to see it all mounted, making awesome progress!

shem
Sage AUG 20, 08:52 AM


As always, stellar progress! It looks soooo good!

Footnote....got the steering wheel installed finally! In the time it took me to install a steering wheel, you built an F-car! LOL!

Looking forward to seeing it all come together.

Thanks for posting your progress, it STILL serves as inspiration to some of us that have a hard time finding time to change our oil!

HAGO!

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dobie1 AUG 24, 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by Sage:



As always, stellar progress! It looks soooo good!

Footnote....got the steering wheel installed finally! In the time it took me to install a steering wheel, you built an F-car! LOL!

Looking forward to seeing it all come together.

Thanks for posting your progress, it STILL serves as inspiration to some of us that have a hard time finding time to change our oil!

HAGO!




Thanks Sage, I’m glad to hear you put it to some use and found the time to install it. I hope you enjoy the latest updates.

Thanks Shem I’m pretty happy with how it turned out , still always to go but it’s progressing.

Here’s the latest
I painted all the remaining black parts, I had just enough of the Satin Hot Rod Black left.

First painted everything with epoxy primer


Then top coated with the black





Then with the help of Phil, LD, and Kim we bonded and installed the rear body , we did a test fit before applying the panel bond just to work out all the bugs .



I let it sit for 24 hours before filling all the glue gaps with a fiberglass slurry




I then body worked the entire joint and it’s now ready to prime and paint.



One of the really cool finishes to the GTO is the rear gills I finally got the inner grills bonded



I’m doing the last painting tomorrow , which will be another milestone.

Thanks for watching
Wayne
dobie1 AUG 26, 12:51 PM
A milestone has been reached ,all painting has now be completed on the project. Next to start putting it all together for hopefully the final time.
the bonding body work turned out great you can't see the bonding joints.

The process as before shouting proper, white and red then finishing with the clear coat.





I painted the bumper area black to blend the bumpers into the area.


thanks for stopping by.
Wayne

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Trinten SEP 03, 01:58 PM
It's going to look so awesome, Wayne!

Thank you for sharing the progress!
dobie1 SEP 14, 07:57 PM
Thanks Trinten for the comments!!

I’ve started to put the body panels back on the car after finishing all the final electrical final checks. I still have lots of wet sanding and buffing, and I still have to paint the “A” pillars black but it’s getting closer.
Here are a few pics , thanks for stopping by.
Sage SEP 16, 07:17 AM
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HAGO!