Walkaround of The Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV - On-board POV Driving (4K PURE SOUND)

[@alexandresb2278]

Hi Dude, I am owner of a 1972 GTV 2000 since 1990 and I agree 100% of what you've said. That's why I Love these cars! Take good care of your jewel!

[@FizzyMotors]

1990! Thats my birth year. Thanks for your comment

[@manosparavida3551]

Wow! That 105 has some serious performance. I have a 1968 Berlina, 1750cc. It's still an on going project, as it developed a small cluster of holes in the cylinder head, five minutes before it's first test run, which was soul destroying. Very rare, but not quite as desirable at your's.

[@FizzyMotors]

Oh man, that must really suck. I'm sure you'll get it up and running again. These cars are truly special to drive

[@manosparavida3551]

@@FizzyMotors I have to relap the valves in the original head, as I bough a replacement head, only to be told that they're were lined bored in the factory and those valve caps belong to that head, which was a further disappointment. But it enabled me to go further into the mechanical side of the restoration, as I've stripped, totally cleaned and resprayed the starting motor. The engine bay will look all the better for these additional effort's. All the best to you pal.

[@FizzyMotors]

yea I also went through a lot of trouble with my car's "new" engine, but I chose to leave out the details in the video. Basically, the local mechanic who helped me installed the newly built engine had messed with the carb jets and the distributor timing advance. That caused my car to knock like crazy and eventually blew a piston ring. Luckily that was the full extent of the damage. I had to re-build the engine and get a new piston... Keep on going, don't give up on the car, it'll be worth it once everything is sorted.

[@manosparavida3551]

@@FizzyMotors I hear what you're saying man. It's just that after approx 1450+1500 hour's of my time and £13,000+ of my money, it's a huge kick in the ball's. But thanks to your encouragement, I will crack on with it tomorrow afternoon and Thursday onward. Thanks for the required catalyst pal.

[@FizzyMotors]

@@manosparavida3551You're welcome. These cars deserve to be on the road again!

[@ikhong]

Love your car choices to review. Older cars have more character, that's what gives them charm

[@FizzyMotors]

yea if I could drive old cars every day without traffic I would lol

[@studiocalder818]

A car with an exceptional character with a unique and iconic line. Probably the most beautiful postwar small sports car

[@scuderiapraga6815]

Lovely, nice to hear you repaired the diff, sounds now pretty super smooth.

[@FizzyMotors]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@davidselvam5506]

Awesome... Nice video

[@FizzyMotors]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@thomasthacker4939]

Wow... that motor is super "fizzy". would love to know who built it and some more details on the specs. I have a '73 2000 GTV. Running at about 130hp but your motor just sounds soo much more alive. (Mine is stock with some head flowing and a decent pipe). 150~160hp is where I want to be. I know we can add lots more power but my route is light-weighting rather that adding hp (GTA style). I recently swapped the heavy LSD axle with the light 1600 with a berlina 41/9 ratio, and added the "drop-in" Quaife LSD. Such a difference. Thank you for an awesome video. How you describe the experience is just spot on. These cars are 50 years old. But the reward in driving them is timeless! dare I say priceless. Please keep sharing any adventures with your Alfa.

[@FizzyMotors]

thanks for your kind words. I am not expert in these cars, I guess have been just got lucky with the decisions I've made. That's not to say that I did make a few mistakes here and there. I am actually very interested in fitting a Quaife LSD too. Can you tell more me more about the unit you bought? What's it like to drive making tight turns? Like does it make noises? I often find my car spinning one wheel especially on bad pavement or damp roads. So I think the LSD will help hugely. To be honest, I never dyno'ed my car. I came very close to doing it twice but both times the dyno was too busy, so I just drove out. If I do it, I will be sure to let you know the results. But part of me doesn't want to know, because it can be like a digging a deeper rabbit hole.

[@thomasthacker4939]

@@FizzyMotors Yeah, I totally agree! That rabbit hole is sooo tempting! Believe me, I am always one for more power, but with these cars (in my opinion) is that there is a point where too much power becomes pointless without upgrading all other aspects ie: proper suspension, chassis stiffening, gearbox etc, and then risk losing some of its character... I don't know, Never say never I guess ;) Regarding the LSD, I went this route as the original 2000 axle was tired, and the LSD was very erratic. (snappy / on-off). I replaced the axle wtih the 1600 and put in the Quaife ATB (QDH5E) which uses fancy gears instead of clutch plates, so it can't lock-up. Amazing piece of engineering. It is very smooth and linear in its torque bias. The rear end feels much more planted and predictable when powering through corners etc. One thing to note is I do have the upgraded springs and Koni shocks. As I understand to get even more benefit, is to upgrade the front anti-roll bar, and totally remove the rear one. This apparently will give the rear even more traction and feel. I'll probably do this next. Thank you for your videos. please keep 'em coming.

[@andygtv]

Well done👍

[@mrcbllti6346]

Your car sounds fantastic, Could you please tell me the exhaust system brand? or where did you buy from, CA or AH?

[@FizzyMotors]

Thanks! This exhaust is a custom unit made locally.

[@mrcbllti6346]

@@FizzyMotors That's great, Could you please tell me the exhaust shop's name? I'm also live in BKK.

[@FizzyMotors]

@@mrcbllti6346 Actually I took an old original set of Shankle headers to a local shop and asked them to copy it. At the time I made five or six sets and have since sold them all. Unfortunately I also returned the original Shankle headers to the owner and not sure he can let me borrow them again. hmm,,, I want to help but not sure how...

[@mrcbllti6346]

@@FizzyMotors Oh, That's unfortunate haha. Maybe i have to find more info in A.R.T. group. Thank you for your time!

[@FizzyMotors]

@@mrcbllti6346 yea im sure Mr.Soo can help you out

[@jonwagstaff4150]

The change in Diff ratio will affect your speedo reading but not the rev counter as this is driven by the engine. The 1750 had a 4.3 diff not a 4.55 (9/41) so your two litre LSD being 4.1 will not be greatly different.

[@FizzyMotors]

Thanks for your attention to detail. My apologies about the comment on the RPM, but my tacho reading is still off by quite a bit (around 10% higher) when compared to the digital reading of my 123 Distributor. So that is why I made the comment. Probably has something to do with the engine swap. Yes, I am aware that the 1750 came with the 4.3, but I counted the gears on my OLD broken diff and it was 41:10. I suspect the previous owner who restored the car had chosen the wrong diff. Therefore, my car's final drive ratio went from 4.1 to 4.55. And I chose the 41:9 only because it's much easier to find locally.

[@jorgegatica8065]

Pretty sure the 1750 gtv had a 4.1 non lsd . The berlina had the 4.3

[@FizzyMotors]

@@jorgegatica8065 that's consistent with my finding thanks

[@backyardprojects9945]

@@jorgegatica8065 That's correct. I have a GTV too.

[@carmelinoantoninodamore9497]

E quello che sa fare meglio Spiegare solo e sappiamo che cosa sa fare