I had a 70 spit as my 1st car and always thought a V8 would be killer in that small body. But now as adult I look at these cars compared to modern cars and trucks and I feel I would be killed if I ever got in an accident nowadays. But I still like them!
While this is a GT6 V8 build, it would apply to a spit as well
https://www.youtube.com/@FanatikBuilds