Official Sasquatch build thread Part 1, Cosmo Rotary Turbo... Then boom... Options

[Mike Bellis]

Many of you know my car. It was Steve Malmz's car he found in a yard as a roller. It was a former SCCA club racer. Malmz named the car Sasquach. Malmz put a V8 in it and drove it until his priorities changed. It was sold to a guy in Kentucky (unknown name), he regeared the transaxle and drove it little. He sold it to a PCA member in Irvine, CA. That guy used it as a DE car until I purchased it. I installed an EFI system and drove the crap out of it. Recently my clutch went out and I decided it was time for a change. The V8 is going to another member. My engine choice is Top Secret, under wraps until I make my final choices. a Turbo Rotary. I'm taking a twin turbo and converting it to a single large turbo. This mod keeps it simple and increases horsepower. My new license plate will be "914 TT".

The car has 930 suspension and brakes. 930 steel flairs grafted on, a total of 8 flairs were used. Two per corner to make up the radius. There is a roll cage with removable door bars. The cage is tied to the rear suspension but not the front. The bodywork ant paint are 10+ years old and the car is several shades of white. The chassis is super solid. Only minor surface rust has been found. The Original owner/racer installer a stiffening kit and various braces. The suspension console is unusual. Steel plats replace the inboard pivots. 1/8" & 1/4" plate steel reenforcement plates are surrounding the console. A 1" bar ties in the console to the firewall.



Here are the first pics of me stripping paint from the engine bay and the unusual consoles.

[Mike Bellis]

I have also been working on my trailer hitch. I took inspiration from Majkos and the car-b-que. I welded in the receiver tube. The transmission brace now has some 1.25, 0.120 wall square tubing to re-enforce the brace. Some 1/8 plate ties the two together. I drilled some holes in the bottom of the trans brace to weld some plugs on the underside. I also welded some 1/8 plate to the rear bulkhead. I welded the receiver to this and added some screw in eye bolts to tow from. The whold thing is beefy and solid. It all hides under my spring loaded license plate holder. I welded some 14ga to the center of the trunk to hold my spare tire bracket too. most of this work was done two weeks ago. Now I need to turn to the right tower damage. I suspect this happened during the cars racing career. The steel is super thin under the damage. I will cut a patch panel from the car in the garage.