#Ferrari

#Ferrari 308 GTS restoration. Installing front Euro bumper and fibreglass rear bumper. Season 2 - Episode 8. Join me in my adventure to take this forgotten Ferrari project car and restore a bit of it's 80's Glory.
/ loutrottier
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0:00 Intro
0:50 up close with front bumper
2:00 drilling front bumper shocks
5:00 welding on some locking nuts
5:48 digging out the front valence
6:07 new hoist
9:42 figuring out what to do with rear bumper
10:15 cutting off existing rear bumper bolts
11:08 supply run
11:36 CNC'ing new mounts
15:04 taillights
16:30 fiber glassing in new bumper mounts
18:43 trying it on the car

[@benzina5917]

Yay First! Thanks for the shoutout. It's always a pleasure to help. On that subject your grille is from a Euro QV which is narrower to accommodate the fog lights and taller by one horizontal slat. Euro QV's had different front bumpers which were slimmer allowing your the taller grille to fit. It will not work with the bumper you have without cutting it down.

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks for the info as usual.

[@jawwadsyed5502]

Love the intro 👍🏽👍🏽

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks J!

[@bhrmotorsport6809]

good episode, thanks Lou.

[@LouTrottier]

Thank you.

[@dalamar6228]

Haven’t heard the expression “Mickey Mouse” in years! Glad it hasn’t died out. Great to see the positive progress and I liked how you tackled the rear bumper. Done is better than perfect!

[@LouTrottier]

So true. Thanks.

[@Thecarman1994]

Mickey Mouse used a lot in the UK. Currently, about the Prime Minister.

[@LouTrottier]

@@Thecarman1994 LOL

[@MrLefti31]

A further episode showing you great skills in a refreshing way. I'm impressed and thankful allowing us to partake. Kind regards from germany 🖖

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers.

[@craighearn747]

This car got very lucky when you showed up. I still say that your video collection is all the tutorial you need to service your own. We will have to see the collection as a whole but 5his has been a fun ride, for us.

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks Craig! Cheers

[@bradcaldwell9158]

Another enjoyable visit with Lou! Please put the 308 on the ground next video to get the street perspective of the bumpers. I bet you'll be surprised how good they look!

[@LouTrottier]

May not hit the ground in the next video but soon. Thanks

[@michaelanthony1537]

Not what I enjoy more...the commentary or the video skills...either way Lou great work!

[@LouTrottier]

Thank you.

[@iansavage2885]

Thanks Lou, your enthusiasm is fabulous....another great episode...

[@LouTrottier]

thanks for watching!

[@Kellsboro]

That new rear bumper saving well over 50-lbs of weight will be appreciated with the profile, performance and aesthetics. I really enjoy watching the progress and in particular the decision making with each obstacle you encounter.

[@LouTrottier]

thank you!

[@mariodesmo]

Looking good! Nice fab work. That 308 is looking so good! I hate working with fiberglass though. It's tough getting it out of your hair...

[@LouTrottier]

I don’t have any hair so I guess I’m safe.

[@muskokamike127]

and your ear, and off your cheek lol........like if you have an itch and absent mindedly scratch it.....

[@mariodesmo]

@@LouTrottier Well, don't scratch your nuts either! And I don't mean your Ferrari nuts from Home Depot...lol

[@LouTrottier]

@@mariodesmo LOL

[@SkylarkCamperAdventures]

Another great episode Lou, may the progress continue 👍

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks for watching

[@tomj2959]

SUGGESTION - I have the fiberglass bumper in front and actually "bumped" something with it. The bumper cracked. I had it repaired but had them fiberglass a piece of channel steel on the back to stiffen it so it wouldn't break with another "bump". I know it adds a little weight but it cracks so easily that it was worth it. Great show...keep it up.

[@LouTrottier]

Not a bad idea. Thanks

[@WildDigger]

Coming together quite nicely. Keep up the great work! Matt.

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks.

[@malcolmscott4150]

Car is looking amazing - better than the factory OEM original- can’t wait until the next video 🤘

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks.

[@FlashDriveFilms]

Always worth watching!

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks.

[@jonathanohagan1349]

hooray, happy new year Lou, thanks for the update.

[@LouTrottier]

Cheers and happy new year.

[@georgesbonellodupuis8245]

Great update Lou. Keep up the great work.

[@LouTrottier]

Thank you sir.

[@muskokamike127]

15:22 just an FYI most home hardwares have a really good selection of specialty fasteners including metric. Blind nuts, nylon lock nuts, barb nuts nut serts literally just about everything a man could want. Brass, stainless and carbon steel too.

[@LouTrottier]

yup. Roger that.

[@MrMaxDelux]

Go go Lou... good to se your energy...

[@LouTrottier]

Thank you.

[@stewkeene]

Just love your videos Lou. Wish I lived closer, I’d drop by and give you a hand 👍🏻

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks.

[@georgeryan603]

Love that new lift ....

[@LouTrottier]

It’s awesome.

[@soonerlon]

The fit of the rear bumper looks really good to me. Good luck with the front bumper!

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks.

[@Cydney1066]

Another great chapter sir. Perhaps you could host a Ferrari get together this summer Love to come and visit. Looking forward to the next one👍

[@LouTrottier]

Not a bad idea. Thanks

[@nathanbenich9204]

Sleep well, Lou. Thanks for working late for all of us Subscribers! Cheers!:)

[@LouTrottier]

Thank you!!!

[@timlyons8994]

The voice overs are great and very funny

[@LouTrottier]

ThAnks.

[@KoreyConstable]

Nice job once again. You are quite the artisan.

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks.

[@petecroxford3277]

Happy New Year to you hope you had a good Christmas the suspense is killing me I can’t wait for that baby to be fired up

[@LouTrottier]

You and me both. Lol.

[@soonerlon]

I have a fun suggestion for you. When you're finished with your project and go to your very first Ferrari gathering why don't you tape up your rear bumper like you did when you were fitting it. I bet it would make the "tiffosi" heads explode. Have fun!

[@LouTrottier]

Yes I imagine that would make heads explode. Lol.

[@lyntonfiammetta]

It will be worth it in the end .All the pain will disappear within the first 10 mins of spirited drive on twisty roads listening to the engine sing holding its line with your right foot ,

[@LouTrottier]

I certainly hope so. Thanks.

[@muskokamike127]

whew, I'm glad to hear you're fibreglassing those brackets in after epoxying them....for a second there I thought you might have been just using the epoxy......and was thinking "please no...." Have you ever used panel bond? I saw Tavarish rebuilt a McLaren 720S and just about the whole tub is glued together with it. I'd like to grab a tube and try it out sometime, it appears to be one HELL of a good bond.....

[@LouTrottier]

Nope never used it. Maybe someday when a mclaren comes my way.

[@VINTTRO]

Great video Lou. Keep the Euro grill and fit euro fog lights 👍🏼

[@LouTrottier]

yes that is the plan.

[@muskokamike127]

1:45 "then allow the gas to escape" sounds like the day after christmas to me! lol "I'm just allowing the gas to escape, that's all" lol

[@LouTrottier]

LOL

[@parrotraiser6541]

Might it be an idea to put an aluminum extrusion inside the fibreglass, just to absorb light interactions with planters and other minor environental features? It wouldn't cost or weigh much.

[@LouTrottier]

That may just happen.

[@andreasengesvik159]

Great work Lou! The lifter is very neat - does it work well - feel safe?

[@LouTrottier]

it does work very well. yes.. thanks

[@jmhofmeyr]

Really great vid

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks.

[@LouTrottier]

Thanks.

[@ianalderton6683]

hi Lou, what is the hoist that got there please, looks handy ; ) ok, got it : ))

[@LouTrottier]

its called a mid rise scissor lift. YOu should be able to find them pretty easily.

[@maxandfergus]

The bumpers on my 82 GTSi have some sort of rubber coating on them. Which I kind of like. Are you going to replacate that coating or paint yours?

[@LouTrottier]

Probably not. Paint!

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

Amazing 🤩

[@LouTrottier]

thanks!

[@Anti-Static_Matt]

I get all my bolts for my motorbikes from a chandlers. If they won't rust on a boat, they won't rust on my bikes. A quarter of the manufactures price and probably twice as good.

[@LouTrottier]

What is chandlers?

[@Anti-Static_Matt]

@@LouTrottier A chandler sells all the hardware for boats. Luckily there's one just down the road from me.

[@LouTrottier]

@@Anti-Static_Matt gotcha!

[@muskokamike127]

@@Anti-Static_Matt Just so you know? The reason they don't rust on a boat is they're stainless steel. When I had a 30 footer I used to buy from marine stores.....wait, why am I paying $1.00 for a 1/2" wood screw? Went to home hardware and bought it for 50 cents....then opened an account at fastenal and bought 100 for $5.00 lol. It's funny though, it depends on what you want. Even fastenal is outrageous on some of their fasteners. One place to avoid at all costs is Canadian Tire. I needed some stainless 3/8" lock nuts and they sold them for 3 for $2.99. I use about 500 a year and was short 2. I normally buy them in a box of 100 for 25 cents each.

[@Anti-Static_Matt]

@@muskokamike127 Thanks Mike, I appreciate the info. I only really use them when I’m caught short. I try to buy original manufacturers hardware when I can, as most of the nuts and bolts on bikes are visible. Have a good one 👍🏻

[@u3b93]

I was the 307th like, wished it was 308🙂

[@LouTrottier]

LOL, that would have been epic!

[@gustavogarza5081]

Project 308! You call the front bumper situation MM and you are not satisfied with it. I dont understand, it is mounted in the factory way, no? What exactly is your concern there?

[@LouTrottier]

The front bumper has suffered from previous repairs and had been altered in a very poor way.

[@petecroxford3277]

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