Rotary 914!, 200whp ; Prepping for Okteenerfest |
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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. |
Mueller |
Jun 11 2015, 07:47 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
Nice car...never driven a rotary..been stuck behind a few at Thunderhill...so glad I was in something that could pass them so I didn't have to suffer with all that noise they make! hahaha
INB4 Mike Bellis (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
Mike Bellis |
Jun 11 2015, 08:36 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) I've blown up enough rotaries. I'm sticking with the Audi... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Post some more pics of the radiator setup. Rotaries run hot when flogged. |
porschetub |
Sep 2 2016, 03:16 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) I've blown up enough rotaries. I'm sticking with the Audi... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Post some more pics of the radiator setup. Rotaries run hot when flogged. Why do they blow up so much Mike ....never had a thing to do with them but have heard the noise a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) and heard they drink fuel like a elephant drinks water (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) . |
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