Home built Alfarrari, my 360 engined Alfa 105

Hey guys,

I have been working away for the last few months on my latest crazy project which is my 1973 Alfa Romeo GTV. I have had it sand blasted back to a bare shell and I am restoring it with the crazy part being a 2000 model Ferrari 360 engine at it's heart.

I am have already worked out a lot of the build. I am mating the engine to a Subaru BRZ gearbox, and have been working with a mate designing the adapter plate which will incorporate the oil return from the oil tank.

I also plan to keep the factory inlet plenums on the 360 engine, but I will need to cut down the runners to lower it enough so that it doesn't sit comically out of the bonnet of the car. I know this will hurt the bottom end performance of the car, but even with some power loss from what Ferrari intended, it will still be around 3 times the power of the original engine.

I bought the engine complete with all the accessories, loom and ECU's, but I am not sure how much I will be using. Getting around the factory immobiliser and retuning the ECU's will more than likely be more headache than I need and I will probably just go with a complete stand alone ECU.

I am filming the entire process for YouTube, and here is a pic of where I am at. I am hoping to get some help along the way from you guys here when it gets down to the nitty gritty getting the engine working and reliable in this new home.

Jeff

 

Thanks mate. It is my first engine swap so I thought I would start with something simple . The Opel Manta would be an interesting one. Not something I have ever seen in Aus'.

 

At this stage I am busy doing all of the rust repairs on the shell. So far I have 14 videos on this projects process on my YouTube channel. I am really enjoying this build.

 

It was more a situation of what was available. The 360 engine was easier to get hold of and it was modern enough to be reliable. Making it all fit and work will take some work, but I like a challenge

 

I haven't heard of that one. I know there is a later Alfa GTV6 with a 456 V12 in it which is mostly done. I have heard of a couple of others who started a similar conversion to mine into a 105, one with a 360 engine and the other with a Maserati, but I think they stalled and were never finished. I think I am stubborn enough to see this through

 

The stick up way too far over the bonnet. As it is I will have to make a large bonnet bulge. Others have suggested to swap out for itb's but the plenums are the only part that says Ferrari, and that is half the point. It will be difficult, but not insurmountable.