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Some PH members asked for a little more detail regarding my Alfa. Due to the depth and attention to detail with this car I’m just going to lightly skim over some of the design and construction pics, I would literally be here forever for the full breakdown. It basically makes the £230,000 Alfaholics GTA-R look a bit tame. The car was built by a fellow aircraft engineer so the technology found on this car is more akin to what you would find on an aircraft (MIL spec loom, L163, Titanium…). It truly is well beyond of scope of normal automotive tech. The car started life as a 1975 GT Junior 1600. The builder had the car 13 years. He started with a completely restored shell with all the other components in boxes. The early idea was to use the Alfa engine but this was ditched fairly early on. In search for a new powerhouse the F20C was chosen. Those who know a thing or two about NA engines will most probably know Honda's F20C engine held the record for producing the highest specific power output for any mass production naturally aspirated piston engine, at 123.5 HP/L, until Ferrari began production of the 458 Italia in 2010, which produced 124.5 HP/L. The F20C revs to 9000rpm, is unbelievably strong and reliable even at this level of tune. The engine was completely stripped down and rebuilt as new then some special track orientated modifications added, baffled sump etc. A completely unique custom fabricated ITB system was made, not only that it uses Formula1 engine type injection with the injectors housed within the trumpets; a true work of art as you’ll see from the pictures below. It is now mapped and running on E85 so it is a very green machine. In the current state of tune it is making around 255bhp and weighs just under 900kg. Some of the detail and lengths gone to really are astonishing, 180mm wider track for instance… It really is a one-off in the truest sense.
The car has been through various stages of design and some aspects of the early work presented here may no longer be on the car. The pictures are roughly in time order. The final car is fully FIA compliant and certified so can be used in most race series. It has also been road registered which is some achievement. My aim is to dial it back a little and attempt to make it TUV compliant for registering in Germany and just simple marvel at the quality of workmanship and engineering. I'll keep this thread updated as work on the car progresses.
This is only a short summary but I’m sure that’s enough of my blabbering, I’ll let some pictures do the talking.
The car has been through various stages of design and some aspects of the early work presented here may no longer be on the car. The pictures are roughly in time order. The final car is fully FIA compliant and certified so can be used in most race series. It has also been road registered which is some achievement. My aim is to dial it back a little and attempt to make it TUV compliant for registering in Germany and just simple marvel at the quality of workmanship and engineering. I'll keep this thread updated as work on the car progresses.
This is only a short summary but I’m sure that’s enough of my blabbering, I’ll let some pictures do the talking.
Have been working on the car all day today as I am going for a more subtle look whilst trying to retain an element of its race heritage; so rear diffuser, mid undertray, side skirts,rear wing, most of the decals and a few other tidying up jobs completed on the car:
So a less busy rear end now and no more ground clearance issues from the Radical diffuser.
Much better access to the rear axle
This pictures give an indication of how wide the car currently is. I'll be addressing this with different arches and wheels shortly...
So a less busy rear end now and no more ground clearance issues from the Radical diffuser.
Much better access to the rear axle
This pictures give an indication of how wide the car currently is. I'll be addressing this with different arches and wheels shortly...
CarreraLightweightRacing said:
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It has also been road registered which is some achievement. My aim is to dial it back a little and attempt to make it TUV compliant for registering in Germany and just simple marvel at the quality of workmanship and engineering.
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Thanks for this - absolutely fascinating. If I might ask, on what basis would you make it TUV compliant? I know little about German rules but I thought things had to be pretty OEM to pass muster or are you going for a type of single vehicle approval? How much alteration have you done to the monocoque or have you managed to avoid butchering it?It has also been road registered which is some achievement. My aim is to dial it back a little and attempt to make it TUV compliant for registering in Germany and just simple marvel at the quality of workmanship and engineering.
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psi310398 said:
Thanks for this - absolutely fascinating. If I might ask, on what basis would you make it TUV compliant? I know little about German rules but I thought things had to be pretty OEM to pass muster or are you going for a type of single vehicle approval? How much alteration have you done to the monocoque or have you managed to avoid butchering it?
The TUV system in Germany is very complicated and expensive. Basically there are so many restrictions/limitations stipulated in law such as only a 2% widening of cars is permitted, all modifications have to be approved, which is ridiculously expensive... So in the case my Alfa there is a lot of preparation to do in order for it to be declared road legal in Germany. Pericoloso said:
Speechless !
Could you bring this car to Auto Italia next May please.
It's not far from Sweden.
Hi Pericoloso, I only collected the car from Sweden I actually live in the Moselle valley in Germany, about 40mins south of the Nürburgring. Where is this Auto Italia?Could you bring this car to Auto Italia next May please.
It's not far from Sweden.
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