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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, 08:38 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
So it was time to build an intake manifold. I started by finding some 180 degree bends with the correct radius. After a lot of looking I found what I was looking for and ended up paying around $90 for 5 bends. Since I don't have access to a machine shop, all the fabrication had to take place in my garage with everyday tools. I was able to shape the pipes by hand with a hammer and a jigsaw. I made a template/jig for the manifold of a piece of wood and shaped everything to fit that.
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andys |
Sep 2 2016, 02:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None |
So it was time to build an intake manifold. I started by finding some 180 degree bends with the correct radius. After a lot of looking I found what I was looking for and ended up paying around $90 for 5 bends. Since I don't have access to a machine shop, all the fabrication had to take place in my garage with everyday tools. I was able to shape the pipes by hand with a hammer and a jigsaw. I made a template/jig for the manifold of a piece of wood and shaped everything to fit that. Where did you find the aluminum 180's? Source? Thanks, Andys |
gabeurgelles |
Sep 4 2016, 04:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 15 From: Miami Member No.: 18,389 Region Association: None |
So it was time to build an intake manifold. I started by finding some 180 degree bends with the correct radius. After a lot of looking I found what I was looking for and ended up paying around $90 for 5 bends. Since I don't have access to a machine shop, all the fabrication had to take place in my garage with everyday tools. I was able to shape the pipes by hand with a hammer and a jigsaw. I made a template/jig for the manifold of a piece of wood and shaped everything to fit that. Where did you find the aluminum 180's? Source? Thanks, Andys Sharpe Products, they supply aluminum for hand rails and they come in many different radius'. The ones I used were 1.5" OD, 4 inch radius and .125" wall thickness. |
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