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Rotary 914!, 200whp ; Prepping for Okteenerfest |
gabeurgelles |
Jun 11 2015, 07:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
I recently purchased a 73' 914 with a Mazda 13b already swapped into it. I am the second owner of the car, previous owner was from Arizona. It has NO RUST at all and the swap was done properly. The motor mount and radiator frame were both very well done. As well as the plumbing from the radiator to the engine. The car also has an interesting exhaust system, which I found out although it looked cool, was not the right type of exhaust for the rotary. The passenger side rear brake caliper bleeder was broken. The swap was never completed and the car never drove under rotary power. The only thing left was fabricating a new shift linkage, since the old one would go right through the oil pan.
I bought the car purely for the condition of the body and wasnt really counting on a good engine or transmission but after messing around with it in the garage I got it running. I discovered the engine was streetported and in decent condition. The engine only had hours on it from the rebuild but it suffered from sitting for all that time. |
gabeurgelles |
Aug 30 2016, 08:05 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
Well it's been a long time since this has been updated and so much has happened since then. I attended my first autocross with PCA and it was such a great experience. The car handled beautifully.... for the first 3 runs. On my fourth run, I was taking a turn and the Holley carb I had leaned out and I blew the motor. Apex deal was shattered and it scratched up the rotor housing badly. Had to get it towed home. As soon as he car arrived, I began the tear down and the search for parts. The Holley carb was the reason the engine blew since on the 13b it sits 90 degrees to where it should. Meaning that hard cornering sloshes the fuel in a way that leans out one rotor and floods the other. So basically I had to get another carb.
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