My Rotary to suby swap! The saga begins page 6, Test fitting the suby- Intake flip issues? Options

[JRust]

Okay so this is my latest find. This is a 74 with a 13b Rotary motor that was built by Racing Beat in CA. Looks like they were in Anneheim. Not sure if they are still around. Guy bought it in similar condition to selling it. When he bought it the motor had overheated. He took it to Racing beat & had it completely rebuilt. Said it was pushing 220hp but only got 5mpg. I know rotary's came in rx-7's for the most part. Thats about the extent of my knowledge of the rotary. The guy has had this sitting in his garage since 99 when it overheated on him. He said it won't run but will turn over. I'll get more detailed pics of the fron radiator setup with oil cooler. Take a look at the motor pics. Defintely looks to have been a pretty hot motor. Kind of figuring to go Suby with the TDI conversion as a possibility.

Anyone looking for a project I have like 3 cars I will be getting rid of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) .

Anyway take alook at the pics & let me know what you think. Paint code is l64k which is a forest green. Obviously it was repainted some shade of red/orange

[eastbay851]

for what it is worth.... i am running a ported 13b in my 914. it just hit the street a month ago. i have about 1500 miles on it. it is bridgeported and barely streetable. but.... i have owned porsches since 1969 and this 914 rotary is the funnest i ve ever owned. the quickest porsche i ve ever been in was a friends built 914-6. it put my head back in the headrest deeper than my 911 72S built by Carrera motors in san mateo with all the trick stuff. my rotary in the same 914 body.... untouchable by either of the previously mentioned 2 cars. it was a ton of work. the entire radiator, oil cooler thing brought the weight of the entire package back up to the weight of the 2.0 engine but good god.... it loud and obnoxious and the body is almost perfect now with new paint and it absolutely turns heads.... some in pain (sound) some in the typical "i had one of those when...." until i turn it over. one tip, if you get the 13b rebuilt or you rebuild it yourself, the dipstick is 12" long. buy a dial lab thermometer and check your temp every now and then. and... i put a couple of ounces of 2 stroke oil in my gas tank every fill up. KEEP THE ROTARY.