Rotary installations

[Racing Roots]

Hello everyone

I would like to appeal for some information, links, experience with rotary installations in different cars, particularly front wheel drive and mid engine installations. I am just toying with some ideas at the moment and would like to see what has gone before. t_keir@yahoo.com

Cheers
Trevor

[hIGGI]

some guy(s) on rx7club.com forum does have 13BT powered Porsche's.....

and i have seen some other hybrid install.....

but most thing i want to see is AWD FC of Mr. Amemiya

[Glenn Butcher]

Hi TREVOR!!!

Done a bit of searching around, looks like these guys may have done some conversions?

http://www.nocamzmotorsport.co.nz/ (http://www.nocamzmotorsport.co.nz/Who%20Are%20We.htm)


There was a kiwi guy named Rod Millen, he built a 4WD 1st Gen. RX-7 as a rally car using Mazda 626 FWD components. Was quite successful with it. Gearbox was provided by a guy called Peter Weismann who owned "Transmission Systems Research and Development" in the US. Rod also built a 4WD 2nd generation RX-7.

Maybe some more info. out on the internet somewhere.

Be bloody great to see! :)

[Glenn Butcher]

Trevor,

I've done well - should have checked this out first:

Here is Rod's website, he is now in the US:

http://www.rodmillen.com/

Looks like he has progressed a little since his racing days in New Zealand :)

[MikeLMR]

he has progressed a little hasn't he ! ... I saw him on the TV the other day ... he was running a toyota in the Pikes Peak Rally (Awesome event!!!) apparently he's still got one of his 1st gen 4x4's at his shop in California

Check out this site too ... its got a 4x4 13bT Scoobaru

Craigs Rotary Page (http://cp_www.tripod.com/rotary/)

Mike

[rotary emotions]

One of the Rod Millen first gens is now in Belgium...!!!
Check this out: http://users.pandora.be/Rotary.Restorations.JRE/
Go for "rotary Collection", and then rotary gallery...

[Mark Ide]

I do know that people have successfuly got a 13B (I think) into a Caterham... sounds like fun :-)

[hIGGI]

Originally posted by rotary emotions
One of the Rod Millen first gens is now in Belgium...!!!
Check this out: http://users.pandora.be/Rotary.Restorations.JRE/
Go for "rotary Collection", and then rotary gallery...

Bart, u saw that car actually?

[rotary emotions]

Higgy, I never actually saw that car. I did speak with Jack, the current owner a few times, though. I should ask him if I can see that car, I know. It just never seem to happen (guess I'm too lazy).
BTW: my new turbo is just here... Looks very clean, must be the cleanest part I own :-)

[rotary emotions]

BTW what about a 20B powered Ultima?
For those of you who don't know what an Ultima is: it's a very high performance Kit-car. Usually V8 powered, and faster then any Ferrari (they claim). Rotary power must make it real fast...
www.ultimasports.co.uk

If I was rich enough, I'd build something like that, but I'd do some changes, and make it a 787B replica :D