The FrankenFerrari Drives Again
1984 Ferrari 308 GTS with a 5.4 L V12 " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/engineswapdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1984-Ferrari-308-GTS-with-a-5.4-L-V12-18.jpg?fit=600%2...
1984 Ferrari 308 GTS with a 5.4 L V12 " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/engineswapdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1984-Ferrari-308-GTS-with-a-5.4-L-V12-18.jpg?fit=600%2...
Ferrari 308 GTS with a 4.4 L V12 " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/engineswapdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ferrari-308-GTS-with-a-4.4-L-V12-01.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1...
Ferrari 308 with a Turbo Honda K24 inline-four " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/engineswapdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ferrari-308-with-a-Turbo-Honda-K24-01.jpg?fit...
1984 Ferrari 308 GTS with a 5.4 L V12 " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/engineswapdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1984-Ferrari-308-GTS-with-a-5.4-L-V12-14.jpg?fit=600%2...
1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi with a 2.9 L Quattrovalvole V8 " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/engineswapdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1981-Ferrari-308-GTSi-with-a-2.9-L-Quat...
This one is a fun one... We've got not one, not two, but three sets of wheels to test fit on the Ferrari 308... none of which will be the final wheels for the car. However, we're likely to learn a lo...
After more than four long months of waiting, my made-to-order body kit for the 308 GTBi has finally arrived stateside thanks to my friends at Mastermind North America. Surprisingly, or perhaps not so...
I finally got my hands on the Honda K24's intermediate shaft, which has allowed me to finally center up the engine. Once in place, I could finally confirm some ideas I've had about what tubes to add ...
I've wrapped up the tube work from the last episode, and made some nice dimple-died gusset plates to dress things up. I'm happy with the direction the chassis work and fabrication is headed, and I th...
Well, there's no turning back now... I've taken a Sawzall to the chassis of the 1981 Ferrari 308 GTBi... We needed room for axles on the turbo Honda K24 we're swapping in, and some tubes simply neede...
Who needs an interior, anyway?! Today, I'm ripping the guts out of the Ferrari 308 GTBi, beginning with the gorgeous factory seats. I've bought a set of Bride Zeta IIs from Japan for the build, and h...
We've decided to move forward with disassembly, this time with the front end. There's a ton of components that lie hiding underneath the car's hood, and almost all of it can be permanently remove. Th...
Baselines and benchmarks are often monotonous if not boring... but before tearing the Ferrari 308 GTBi apart, I wanted to know what I'm working with, and I wanted it in numbers. I strapped the 308 to...
Well this one is waaaay over my head, so I’m just going to spit out some facts from the build thread: 1984 Ferrari 308GTS qv 5.4l V12 swap from a Ferrari 400i Testarossa 4-valve heads Head stud locat...
An engineer has spent the last 11 years transforming a 1984 Ferrari 308 GTS QV in his garage into what he calls the FrankenFerrari. The sports car features a custom Ferrari 5.4 L V12 estimated to mak...
When this 1985 Ferrari 308 GTS QV left the factory it was one of only 233 right-hand drive models. The original owner enjoyed the Metallic Blue Chiaro paint and white leather interior but not the pow...
Eric Hutchinson was looking for a vehicle to swap an electric motor into when he came across a listing for a 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS with a salvaged title. The Ferrari had suffering a fuel leak and unfo...