What does it weigh? - Ferrari engined Alfa 105 Alfarrari build part 219

[@joejenkins5650]

Congratulations Jeff it’s been a long road. I am very excited for you. Sounds like all you need to do is knock out a few gremlins and get it on the track.🎉

[@oraziobarbagallo1609]

Hi Jeff, thanks for the update. Just want to say thanks for your partwith Weldclass. I won the LT40 Maxflame kit and am stoked.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Awesome. Congrats mate.

[@psk5746]

Congratulations Jeff. I hated passionately what you were doing to one of my favourite Alfas but you won me over, and obviously the engineer loved it. This shows that you did the project very well. Hats off to you

[@merckxamillian]

Jeff, loved another great episode today on the Frankenhauler pedal box mount. You mentioned the harsh buzz in this episode of the Alfararri, and that you have poly engine mount bushings. You may follow the 914/360 build on "At the Red Barn". He mentions the soft factory bushings which he believes were engineered to offset the inherent vibration from a flat-plane crank engine.

[@theopoulis7501]

Congratulations Jeff the car is a testament to your persistence and skill wishing you many adventures ahead

[@sebastiaanbleuanus6804]

Great work Jeff! I recently weighed mine, which has a full cage, grp fenders + front/rear panels, but steel doors, hood and trunklid. Bucket seats, which save a bit. That car landed at 1000kilo's almost exactly with half a tank of gas. No bumpers. So a stock GT smoothnose in euro spec should be between 1050 and 1100 wet indeed.

[@512Berlinetta]

Congratulations, and thank you, Mrs. Jeff, for putting up with Mr. Jeff so the Jeff Fans can enjoy the Jeff Cars 💛

[@brianjames5685]

The car is so cool Jeff. I could just sit and stare at it. The fact it works blows my mind. You need to remember as it gets easier for you that almost all people on Earth could not do what you did. I could but I choose not to lol. That's a joke by the way I wouldn't know where to start. Congratulations again on the expert approval.

[@thescottishhammer7570]

I'm so excited for you, Jeff. It's been such a long road since the beginning of this build and it's occupied such a huge part of your brain since day 1. It's so fun to watch it all come together and to see your genuine enthusiasm for it all. Never change, my man.

[@grumpysgarage4387]

Congratulations, Jeff. I bet you can't get that smile off your face Well done

[@kelcourden198]

Jeff, I saw the Alfarrari in the flesh parked on the car trailer Sunday morning. I doubled back to check it out from across the road it looks great. Cant wait to see it up close at an event soon,.

[@dforo5479]

Solid mounts won’t help, but balancing driveline components would also help.

[@graemebarker8457]

Congratulations Jeff, well done. Regarding the fuel gauge reading, I'm not sure how it is set up, however, on my 73 alfa spider it gave unreliable readings until I cleaned all the screws holding the fuel tank flange to the trunk and all of a sudden readings were spot on.

[@patricknance5284]

Great work Jeff. So glad to see that beautiful machine going down the road.

[@Dyno2480]

Great outcome, Jeff. I look forward to watching you iron out the bugs and refining the driving experience.

[@deankdx]

Absolutely Brilliant build, congratulation! When i was in talks with an engineer in Victoria years ago, he would not have passed that speedo error, so that was interesting. 1220kg is surprisingly too!

[@MarkoVukovic0]

Nicely done, mate! A fit of finessing and finagling and she'll be perfect. Great job on the exhausts, actually sounds like an Alfa!

[@christiangreen612]

i had poly bushes in my k24 swapped miata, vibrated so bad at low rpm. after a year i got out the angle grinder and mig welder and put stock miata mounts in it. soo much better now!

[@vmoney9106]

Congratulations Jeff, a well deserved pass. As much as I’m really excited about your hauler build, I’m looking forward to you tweaking and getting the last little bits completed on the Alfa (unlike others who just move on to the next car).

[@TECsta76]

Put in a wicked touchscreen for your car and satnav management Jeff mate! Same height as the clocks!

[@gsmith2809]

That trip over Razorback would have been so rewarding after the work put in. One of my favourite roads.

[@peterbonnez]

Excellent, it's been a lot of complex work. I've really enjoyed watching you bring this beauty together.

[@paulcrosbie8247]

Vibrations errr! May be final tune will help. I had problems with my Alfa slipping out of third after fitting anew rear mount. Turns out that the tunnel was just a bit to close and would touch with engine movement. A slight adjustment With a hammer solved it. I congratulate you and hope the little things reduce in number quickly.

[@mzmadman]

I just enjoyed watching you drive around home (Southern Highlands) and the freeway trying to recognise where you are. I picked Razor Back Mountain. Congrats Jeff it’s a beautiful piece of engineering you have made. Cheers

[@K_Grude]

Passed inspection! The culmination of so much time and effort. Congratulations!

[@TheRealFLX81]

Oi Jeff, so happy to see this bella macchina on the road finally, congrats mate! :) Hopefully you can soon enter the phase where most annoyances are resolved so that you can just enjoy your awesome creation. And as a former owner of an italian classic car (RIP Fulvia :( sniff), the best advice I can give you is to always let it warm up by gentle driving before giving it the full beans, they don't like being stressed from the get go.

[@johnnysmith863]

Can't wait for you to give it the full beans.😁

[@russellhammond4373]

The end result is a testimony to your skill and dedication. Congrats mate.

[@rjung_ch]

Bravo Jeff, congrats! Now the few things to get done, speedometer, top row of gears and not much more. You may rethink the engine mounts or will that be bad on the tight tolerances you have? 1220 kg, nice. Newer cars are so much heavier. Cheers 👍💪✌

[@Pats-Shed]

Congratulations 🎊 Jeff on getting the car through it's engineering tests . Don't forget to check the calibration of the coolant temperature gauge by comparing it with a calibrated thermometer. You'll probably be able to borrow one from someone in the food preparation or refrigeration industry as they would need to have one .

[@djm9937]

That's brilliant, am really happy for you. It'll be a shame to see this series end !

[@MatsGarage]

Congrats! I just got my seven build passed reggo last year and yeah it is a strange feeling the first days you are allowed to drive it on the road by yourself.

[@martinolesen164]

Nice progress! My FIA race spec GTAm replica without ballast and fuel is 870 kg, Besides the fenders the body itself has not been ligthened. I have data of multiple race GTV's with around the same weight. To meet the regulations I have 100 kg led in it now...

[@Papa-Bogey]

Oh wow! Congratulations! It sounds EPIC on the road. What a journey. Congratulations! LCS - feed the algorithm. 😂

[@H1WEX]

Great to see and hear it on the road Jeff, congratulations!

[@seanalexander9531]

Fantastic news mate! I've only just got my 4EFTE-powered Mini on the road. It's a great feeling 😍

[@davidbarone1614]

Hi Jeff, congrats to the achieved final target. It's just beautiful to hear that engine sound! Madonna che spettacolo di progetto! Keep going forward. Saluti from the middle of Europe

[@audreyleithes2994]

I know the feeling sometimes you hate it till its fully sorted but your getting their cool is better than hot !

[@magnolerriccardo6840]

I love this project. And I Love that Australian road scenario too!

[@Jools-j2l]

Nice, you got there in the end, some track time is needed i reckon

[@Darren_Martin]

Passed! YESS!!! Stoked for you Jeff! Reggo is a go shortly You will figure out the teething issues as you drive it more...

[@ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣΠΟΛΥΜΕΡΟΣ-χ1ο]

Nice one Jeff, excelent work.... greetings from Greece.

[@glensgraphix]

Had a 360 drive past work the other day and just potting around they sound like a hotted up 4 cylinder. That is how yours sounded when you went to Canberra. I loved it! Obviously it is a lot more powerful that the original engine, but how's the torque? Must be effortless? Been enjoying how this car has been progressing since you picked it up!

[@IYKOOO]

Great news its a huge relief to get be at this point in your build

[@morganendean8539]

First of all, congrats!!! Amazing Achievement! One thing which I can't ger head around is why do you have to take it for a "Blue Slip" to check whether it's road worthy after taking it to the "Engineer" to check and sign off that it's road worthy? I understand the Pink slips due to living in the UK and having MOT'S here. Cheers

[@FanatikBuilds]

Major congrats buddy! HUGE accomplishment!! 🎉🥳🔥👏

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Thanks mate :D

[@johnandrews3568]

This is awesome, Jeff! Best internet project ever!

[@tonyknight1272]

Huge respect Jeff. Makes all your hard work well worth it. Keep at it my friend, love your videos. Regards from the UK 🇬🇧

[@taylorc4476]

Congrats, my dude! Such a huge milestone and what a killer sound!!

[@chemapc]

You gotta give us some seconds of footage of this beauty going down the road ❤❤❤❤

[@Roland_Rohrle]

Congratulations Jeff, I’m sure you’ll refine it to what’s acceptable 👍🏻😎🏁

[@johngibson3837]

Nice one mate good to see it finally on the road thought it would be a bit heavier

[@jerehada]

Truly amazing skill and perseverance to get this done. On that round about where you went round the outside of the Toyota it looked like it was rolling too much across the front axel. I have the feeling it still feels a little classic to drive?

[@ronintres6757]

congratulations! 🎊another test passed. Very nice to see how you drive through traffic. of course there are still some things to do but..what a beautiful car👍🏻🙂

[@AlisterRobbie]

So stoked for you. Well played mate.

[@timgosling6189]

Another milestone. And even if the revised breathing loses a little of the engine's ultimate power it still has to be over 300bhp/ton. I'm not surprised you're smiling!

[@alanbuckingham8788]

Cabin drone and harsh vibrations would spoilt it badly for me. An extra silencer and softer mounts would make the car much more enjoyable to live with, I suspect.

[@billmcintosh1242]

Great progress and better news Common Full Rego. Go Jeff !!! Bill Mc

[@alfaholic3]

It would be very interesting to see it on some corner scales.

[@jrlittle2]

Congratulations 🎉. Good to see it on the road!

[@matthewviviano3653]

Super deal Jeff! I had a thought on your brakes. Is it possible that some sort of mechanical advantage when you press the brake pedal would help? That a small movement of your foot on the pedal would translate to a longer throw of the master cylinder linkage?

[@Kowalski401]

I‘m so happy for you Jeff, well deserved! 👏

[@morpheushypnos1570]

Yipiiie!!! 🥳 I was on board since day one. I‘m so happy for you man!

[@joeording3]

Congrats Jeff, love to see this thing ripping

[@computiNATEor]

My E39 M5 and E60 M5 both have their thermostats set to fully open at 80°C of coolant temp, so the Fezza engine may want to live somewhere around there, too. It compromises efficiency a bit in exchange for raw power.

[@furbies]

The weigh bridge at Moss Vale Resource Recovery Centre ? Never considered that place to be overly accurate...... 😊

[@brianshorey]

Congrats! Also, please pad that rollbar!

[@frankandrews58]

Bugger...would have loved an 800kg rocket!!.....only joking the car looks fast so thats the best credit to you. Also i understand you want some creature comforts and you do want to drive on the public roads without feeling like you have to make pit stop every 20 mins. Like i said to you very early in the project I have got a spider in a million bits ready to go for your next project. Well done mate love every bit of it. Bring it to Baskerville for the historics this year or next

[@IOSALive]

Home Built By Jeff, i just subscribed

[@BuildandBoogie]

Give it the beans Jeff! Can’t wait to hear and see it 💪

[@billroach2393]

Well done mate....won't take you long to sort out those last few issues.

[@chestrockwell8328]

You've built yourself a beautiful car there Jeffo.

[@robinfoster7597]

Congratulations Jeff, you must be stoked. I politely suggest, that beep needs an off switch! :)

[@VolV8]

Holly balls! It's nearly complete. Love the car, love the videos.

[@paulhinchcliffe5825]

Congratulations jeff, have loved following this build, love the chanel

[@Matnrach2-mf9qr]

Surely just put a higher temperature thermostat to control the running temperature . The fan is only used for low speed and idle.

[@seanalexander9531]

I think he has an electric coolant pump and fan controller.

[@Matnrach2-mf9qr]

@@seanalexander9531 That would not make a difference unless there is no thermostat which is quite possible I guess

[@seanalexander9531]

@@Matnrach2-mf9qr it's common to remove the thermostat and from memory I think Jeff has done that.

[@Matnrach2-mf9qr]

@@seanalexander9531 OK then that is sensible

[@groovyboovy]

once you get that glovebox fixed it will be perfect, love it

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Glove box is only open to see the fan controller on it's first big drive ;)

[@davidburne9477]

About the same weight as an XU-1, with a fair bit more mumbo. Nice!

[@ktakacs]

Congratulations Jeff! What a beauty!!!

[@philcackett1155]

Great news Jeff. Does the Ferrari engine have a harmonic balancer ? And did you have the flywheel assembly balanced?

[@-MacCat-]

What you have achieved so far with this car is fantastic. NVH? Auto manufacturers spend millions of dollars to address it and it has only in the recent past, relatively, that it has turned from mainly a black art to a science. Perhaps you could put the vibration down to being a "very specific characteristic of fine Italian automobiles"?

[@andrewm4200]

It looks brilliant! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put padding on the rollcage. A helmet is probably a little much on the road, if even allowed!

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Not needed as there is no way my head can hit it.

[@Sharkerp38]

Great work Jeff. Exciting times! Boy, do they ever take car registration more seriously down under. Up here in Ontario, Canada, you need to have it certified (essentially your pink slip) when registering a used vehicle the first time. After that, you only need proof of insurance to keep it on the road unless the cops notice large parts of your vehicle falling off!

[@georgebettiol8338]

You cannot compare as you say - "a used vehicle" with the Alfarrari - a car that has an engine with thrice the power of the original and with the majority of the key original components been subject to significant change, redesign or replacement with items from another OEM. The Alfarrari would not be allowed on the road on the majority of European countries - period.

[@Sharkerp38]

@@georgebettiol8338 In Ontario you would need to take it to the local garage and show that it had headlights, turn signals and enough meat on the brakes. And if you know a guy, he can do it without even seeing the car...

[@georgebettiol8338]

@@Sharkerp38 Both interesting and thought provoking. Considering a hypothetical situation - a highly powered, amateurish and poorly constructed car is allowed to roam the public roads - what could possibily go wrong?

[@ev9466]

I am not sure if it's worse for the to keep the seats' headrests fully down, or fully up if they don't go high enough to protect the neck. Maybe it should be modded to stay as high as to actually protect the neck.

[@peterferryman4905]

Congrats!! A job brilliantly done!! Time to enjoy the "harvest" 😊👍👍😊

[@AlbertManiscalco]

Sounds amazing. Are you going to consider changing out the engine mounts? I know that would annoy me, but I don’t know if you were going more for a GT car or a track car.

[@owenolsen240]

Well done mate. At last its road legal. Where are you going to mount the number plate/s ? Do you have personalized plates in Oz ? I notice you look like you're lost some weight? Wouldn't be surprised the hours you put in. Congratulations . Well done mate. Cheers from NZ

[@andrewbrown9460]

That’s awesome mate, I love seeing your emotions and passion. Great job 👏

[@JonDay-f3k]

Congrats Jeff, good job

[@musclecarczarig4003]

Congrats mate!

[@E.T.GARAGE]

Great to see the Alfarrari out on the road. 👍😎👍

[@rossohalloran6605]

Good work mate

[@Torch4ya]

Congratulations! Is that engine a flat-plane crank, making extra vibes?

[@alschneider6364]

The torque of my motor kept ripping the one mount apart....Changed to poly and HATED IT! Vibration was horrible, changed back to rubber only on the torque down side only. Big difference....All good now.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

I will try to change to rubber bushings, but I have to take the engine out for that, so later... ;)

[@jeffarchibald3837]

Congrats buddy. Brilliant.

[@adorensinghoff5605]

Congratulations, Jeff!

[@harold42]

Congratulations! Amazing work.

[@gordonkachuk5457]

Have you checked the balancing of the prop shaft? Could be a source of vibration.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Happens when stationary. Not the prop shaft.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

Well done Jeff! Are you going to Dyno it when you get it tuned?

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

If the vibration is only while moving, could be a UJ on the driveshaft, or the shaft angle/length being a touch off.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Only at low revs. Above 2800rpm or so it is super smooth. Speed makes no difference.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

@@HomeBuiltByJeffAh, might just be flat plate V8 stuff then, I’ve driven a (track hire abused) 360 before, and it really wasn’t the smoothest drive when you weren’t 100% on it. Some fluid filled engine mounts from an audi or something might help keep it out the cabin, but then it might need a brace to stop it rocking/avoid clearance issues.