Ferrari 288GTO build (Page 47/61)
Sage MAY 07, 02:23 PM



HAGO!
RCR MAY 07, 08:00 PM


Bob
dobie1 MAY 16, 11:56 PM
Thanks for stopping by Ted and Bob always appreciated!!🤙

Lots of thinks going on in my life grandkids and the honey due list.... always seems to take time away from the build.
I had to build a permanent fence for the dogs and grand kids , also preparing for a roofer to put a new roof on my shop should be finished tomorrow Gutter installation week this should be the last distraction for awhile.

I was able to get a couple things done on the car. I needed to build a inner collector for the upper and lower scoops , the one I built will be able to be used on both left and right sides. I thought some of you might like to see the full process from start to finish on the mold. I tried something new in this mold adding a air valve to help in the demolding from the plug.

Starting with foam blocks


I attach them together using super77 spray glue


I carved and sanded the foam to the shape I wanted


Then attaching to a piece of melamine board , I painted the foam with a coating of Rondo. I let it completely cure for a couple hours and sand to a 220
Grit finish.


Then sprayed with 2k primer


Then sprayed with with white single stage paint and using clay to seal and attach a air connector .


I then did a normal fiberglass layup on the part


A couple days later I attach a air hose to the connector and opened up the valve and the mold just floated up off the plug.
freaking cool🥳 I wish I had tried this earlier so much easier.

Stay safe everyone
Wayne
dobie1 JUN 13, 12:25 AM
I hope everyone is doing well.
I have been working in between family distractions, and I was able to finally finished the upper and lower inner ducts .In My last post I had built a mold to build the inner ducts , I had hoped that the new duct could be used on the upper and lower ducts but unfortunately they didn’t work as planned they were to large and shape was to different to fit the upper opening so I had to build a smaller versions. I built and finished them using the same process using rigid foam to carve to shape.
While going thru the process installing the inner ducts I discovered I didn’t like the way the forward part of the wheel-well finished and looked. So decided to modify it at the same time I installed the lower duct. After the all the mods I permanently attached the outer scoop in place.



Here is a shot of the old opening and the enlarged one for the new duct still needs to be cut out.


After a bit of body work on all the glue joints it’s ready for finishing.



Attaching and keeping the upper duct in place while the glue setup was a bit of a challenge bungee cord worked out pretty well.

Lots of sanding and body work and All the transitions came out great. I also opened up the openings on the top ducks.





I’ve also started to install the gas caps , I started by creating a inner cap lip for the cap to sit on, I tapped the edges of the cap then took bondo and put a good bead of around the edge and seated it down on the lip to fill all the different contours.


The cap I’m starting with is correct but doesn’t have the fender curve that my car has so to solve this I attached it using hot glue . Then I
Put a coat of bondo over the the whole thing then sanded it to fit the curve.






I’m planning on removing the rear body soon to finish all the underside, once completed I’ll plan on spraying epoxy primer to seal everything.
Then spray a satin black paint to finish it.

Stay safe everyone.
Wayne

[This message has been edited by dobie1 (edited 06-15-2021).]

Sage JUN 14, 08:10 AM
As always, looking good Wayne.

The gas door treatment reminds me a little of how my "mentor" taught me to make Corvette doors fit right.

He said to put them in place, glass them solid, then with a very thin sawzall blade, cut them out the way they should've been in the first place!

Glad to see you're still at it...and believe me, if anybody knows about "family distractions".....I do...so you have my empathy and respect for being able to get ANYTHING done on your "projects"......seems to be an impossibility for me thus far.

Keep up the great job, and don't stop with the updates.....and pics!



HAGO!
RCR JUN 26, 09:57 AM
Hey Wayne... Looks great.
It's kind of hard to tell, but you're working on the lower scoops in the above pics? Really good stuff either way. I need to figure out what to do with my upper scoops, so this gives me some ideas.

I've been lurking more than working, so I guess I should get out there.

Take care...

Bob
dobie1 JUN 26, 09:53 PM
Thanks for stopping by Ted I know how busy you are always appreciated the encouragement.

Bob always good to hear from you I f you’d like I will happily layup 2 inner scoops for your build.

I dropped the engine and cradle the other day to do the final run of wiring and final cleanup for the engine bay. At the same time I removed the fuel tank. I’m replacing the expensive Holley High Performance external pump and going back to the stock location with a Walbro HP pump the only reason is that it was just too loud.
I also removed the stock 3800 exhaust that I Jet coated a few years back I was really happy with how much cooler it ran but the flow master muffler I was running which is the one used in most 3800 swaps was to loud for my wife to ever ride with me . Because the stock 3800 exhaust exits to the rear of the engine it limited muffler location.
Don O gave me a set of SS headers he no longer needed I had them ceramic coated and luckily they dump in the Fiero OEM allocation and exhaust run. Everything mounted perfectly until I went to mount the transmission electronic shifter controller. It was just to close to the headers to safely leave . After speaking with Don I find out the headers we for a standard not auto , so I need to find a new location to make everything work safely.

The todo list just keeps getting longer not shorter, this is not the direction I want the project going but things need to be done right .











I’m still working on the rear deck lid just pushed aside for a little bit .

Stay safe everyone
Wayne
shemdogg JUN 27, 11:37 PM
Its always something with these builds, they just never end lol! Everything looks great, love the exhaust!

Shem
RCR JUN 28, 06:58 AM


Ugh, got hate that. Will you be keeping the exhaust and rigging up something for the shift select, or something else?

Bob
dobie1 AUG 10, 11:02 PM
Hi Bob sorry for the really late reply to your question.
Yes I’m planning on relocating the Park neutral safety switch to the right and fabricating a new set of parallel shift levers that will shift the trans as well as positioning the switch sensor ring.

I’ll be out of commission for a couple months though, I injured my leg and am on crutches for at least two months with a torn Achilles/cafe muscle.

Talk to everyone in a few months. Just one delay after another.

Wayne