1972 Alfa Romeo GT Track Day Build!

[Twentyover]

The deal with European cars of the era is all about the weight. A Mustang or Camaro will have about 7-800 lbs on an Alfa, Fiat or MG. Even with the stonkin' heavy C series engine (weighs almost as much as a BBC), my MGC comes in 400 lb lighter than a six cylinder Mustang of the same era. The MKII Ford Capri in my avatar was still only 2500 lb w/ huge bumpers. was 550 lbs lighter than a 70 six cylinder second gen Camaro, and almost 900 lbs less than a 76 Camaro.

Less horsepower, less tire, less everything needed to achieve similar performance

[Bulletpruf]

The deal with European cars of the era is all about the weight. A Mustang or Camaro will have about 7-800 lbs on an Alfa, Fiat or MG. Even with the stonkin' heavy C series engine (weighs almost as much as a BBC), my MGC comes in 400 lb lighter than a six cylinder Mustang of the same era. The MKII Ford Capri in my avatar was still only 2500 lb w/ huge bumpers. was 550 lbs lighter than a 70 six cylinder second gen Camaro, and almost 900 lbs less than a 76 Camaro.

Less horsepower, less tire, less everything needed to achieve similar performance

Weighs almost as much as a BBC?!?! Those are some massive and heavy suckers. I've built one before; they make SBC's look like a toy.

I think my starting point on this car is about 2,000 lbs. I should be able to drop a few hundred pounds from that -- bumpers, back seat, lighter front seats, hood latch, lighter battery, aluminum radiator, heater, etc, etc, but will add some back with the cage. Still expect to be comfortably under 2,000 lbs without driver, so 200 hp with give me 10 lbs/hp.

Thanks,

Scott