1964 Fiat Ghia 1500 gt restoration

[fiatfactory]

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[grittracing]

I have some good news ! After almost 9 months of phone calls,emails,and searching the web for about 2 hours every day. I have located the stock 1500 motor / trans / and rear end with drive shaft. Hope to have it home by the end of the month

[WYSpider]

440 Super Bee, right?

[grittracing]

Yeah ! Dont think the frame would hold up.lol how ever the 65 hp the stock motor puts out has me at a loss. I tend to like to go fast as soon as my foot hits the pedal. So as soon as the motor hit my door i am going to try to figure out how to get a few more horses out of it. If not i may go back to plan ( B ) 200 straight 6 ford. With a aussie cross flow head. Or plan ( D) that i am 100 % positve would work . I have 2 1930s V12 flat heads that i only have enough parts to make 1 motor. But the motor would weigh as much as the car did new.lol. Plan (C ) is a ford 302 with 4 dual webbers sticking up

[grittracing]

and you already know the Fiat dino drive train idea. And there was also. I have a spare 2 liter spider motor and trans

[WYSpider]

Since you think the 440 with 6-pack is out I would opt for the Fiat 2L if it would work. It is well known how to improve performance with that engine.

[BEEK]

i have been working with alternative power plants for my lancia scorpion, and have also thought of trying to adapt this to a spider. what im working with is a 6g72 dohc, (3000gt) 222hp 4ohc 4valves /cyl 10-1 comp, pretty compact unit, you can go twin turbo and get 320hp all stock

[grittracing]

if i went newer i would drop a new mustang motor in i can trick it out to pull about 450 hp, lol might have to rebuild the frame for that

[124JOE]

450 hp
you would need to beef up the whole drivetrain,tranz,driveshaft and rearend.
as well as springs,brakes,radiator

[azygoustoyou]

I think 200 hp would be more than enough.

[BEEK]

I think 200 hp would be more than enough.

but more is always better

[mik]

there is a nice pic of a 1963 Ghia 1500GT in Michigan that took best in show at a Nashville Fiat show. Article is in November issue of Sports and Exotic Car

[grittracing]

yes that is Pietro's car, it use to be blue. If you type his name it should come up

[grittracing]

trying to come up with paint ideas for the Ghia, what do you guys think silver metal flake with deep red almost burgandy.

[124JOE]

wowthats frigin high