Re: [alfa] Alfa GT Jr Coupe Question

[Bob2100@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 10/30/2004 2:44:55 PM Central Daylight Time,  
hages73@domain.elided writes:

Did Alfa  believe in matching numbers of body to engines??



Rod,
Only in the most general way. You will not find an engine with the  same 
serial number as the car. That wasn't done in the postwar mass production  era. 
The best you can hope for is an engine of the same general series and  time 
period as the car. A book like Fusi's lists the engine numbers appropriate  to 
each year of production and series. It is not infallible, but is a very good  
guide. In the case of the common engines used in GT Juniors, you have a broad  
range to choose from as they were used across all model lines, however, you may  
have a little trouble finding a 105 series 1300cc engine in North America, 
since  the cars were all individually imported and therefore "rare," You  can 
probably find a bunch of them in Europe.
 
But, unless you are going for absolute originality, why  bother? You will be 
giving up a good deal of performance and most  people won't be able to detect 
the engine swap unless you tell them.
 
Good luck,
Bob A.
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