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> Pics of my rotary 914, Finally finished a bunch of stuff and took some pics
craig3x
post Jun 25 2009, 06:16 PM
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Here is my 1974 914 with a ported 13b rotary engine. Weber 48IDA carb, Custom exhaust, 911 front end and dash. I was having tranny problems but got that solved. Now trying to dial in the front end. Has some steering shake at high speeds. A constant work in progress. Thanks for the help I got from some of you.

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post Jun 25 2009, 06:20 PM
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Oops, screwed up the picture format above.


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post Jun 25 2009, 06:23 PM
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Would love to hear comments from anyone else who has done this conversion, or comments from anyone at all. Except haters!


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post Jun 25 2009, 06:56 PM
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Looks nice. thanks for sharing. JoeO
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post Jun 25 2009, 07:10 PM
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Be very proud of your work and effort. Looks like a fun 914 to drive. Now sort it

out!!! Dave (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)
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post Jun 25 2009, 07:26 PM
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Sweet ride,, I like it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I have another rotary bro on here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)


for strange shimmy at speed,, make sure your wheels are balanced, or rotate your tires front to rear and see if you still have the shakes.

Did you ever get the jetting and fuel pressure sorted out?

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post Jun 25 2009, 08:43 PM
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QUOTE(Rotary'14 @ Jun 25 2009, 06:26 PM) *

Sweet ride,, I like it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I have another rotary bro on here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)


for strange shimmy at speed,, make sure your wheels are balanced, or rotate your tires front to rear and see if you still have the shakes.

Did you ever get the jetting and fuel pressure sorted out?

-Rob



I did balance the tires. Can't rotate em (different sizes), and no....carb is still quirky. Great idle, and great at WOT, but sputtering at cruising speeds. Gonna go to an rx-7 forum for advice.

Any other ideas for the steering shake? Is this a common problem when swithing to the 911 front end?
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post Jun 25 2009, 08:46 PM
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QUOTE(Rotary'14 @ Jun 25 2009, 06:26 PM) *

Sweet ride,, I like it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I have another rotary bro on here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)


for strange shimmy at speed,, make sure your wheels are balanced, or rotate your tires front to rear and see if you still have the shakes.

Did you ever get the jetting and fuel pressure sorted out?

-Rob



Yeah, I remember reading your thread awhile back. That thread got pretty big. Let's keep the rotary threads alive. It's gotta be the top 2 or 3 engine swaps. Very light weight and tons of space in the engine compartment. I think the suburu wrx swap would be awesome too.
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post Jun 25 2009, 09:23 PM
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I like it, except for one thing, that huge rear bumber he he, but I like no bumbers ---- so.

I have an SC front end on mine. It tracked like shit and also shook. I just lowered it (increasing toe in) and it helped alot, so I'm sure a front end allignment will do wonders, did you have one done?
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post Jun 25 2009, 09:48 PM
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QUOTE(dkjens @ Jun 25 2009, 08:23 PM) *

I like it, except for one thing, that huge rear bumber he he, but I like no bumbers ---- so.

I have an SC front end on mine. It tracked like shit and also shook. I just lowered it (increasing toe in) and it helped alot, so I'm sure a front end allignment will do wonders, did you have one done?


Not yet, cuz I called a performance shop that specializes in suspension and they told me that an alignment would not help with any shaking.
Yes, I would like to use a different bumper as well. That is an easy fix that can be done after I dial in the important stuff. Do you have a pic of your car??
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post Jun 25 2009, 10:00 PM
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Is that a Flowmaster? I was thinking of doing something similar on my Type IV. Always loved rotaries. I'm still looking for a nice RX3.
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post Jun 25 2009, 10:04 PM
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Did you add the late model rear bumper? Or is your car a 75-76?
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post Jun 25 2009, 10:05 PM
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Nice job. The front end looks pretty low, do you have a bump steer kit on it?
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post Jun 26 2009, 12:02 PM
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Nice job. The front end looks pretty low, do you have a bump steer kit on it?



No bump steer.....yet. do you know much about them?
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post Jun 26 2009, 12:03 PM
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QUOTE(jmill @ Jun 25 2009, 09:00 PM) *

Is that a Flowmaster? I was thinking of doing something similar on my Type IV. Always loved rotaries. I'm still looking for a nice RX3.


yeah, it's a flowmaster with a pre-silencing muffler before it. Still loud as hell though at wide open throttle.
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post Jun 26 2009, 03:05 PM
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Craig,

Here are a few of mine. It's got a 283 Chevy small block, mild, Schoenfeld 180 degree cross over headers (which by the way are extremely sensitive to back pressure), SC front end and brakes all around with Porterfield shoes. Wheels from an '01 C4 (17x7.5/9), new 275/40ZR17 in the rear. Stock 914 tranny, rebuilt axles and CVs (after spinning one CV) Dr. Evil's safety wired CV bolts inner and outer. I am getting a 350 small block back this summer that will go in (the 283 does not have head snapping power) and I will redo my exhaust with two 3" in/out real (non race) mufflers.


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post Jun 26 2009, 04:50 PM
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awesome. I like the flat black. But what are the oval holes cut out next to the trunk lock for? did you have issues dealing with the added weight of the v-8? Can I talk you in to rotary power? It's like driving a street bike with 4 wheels.
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post Jun 26 2009, 04:52 PM
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also, how do you get proper cooling? looks like you didn't make any holes in the front end for airflow to a radiator
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post Jun 26 2009, 05:30 PM
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My whole rear trunk including tranny mount is cut out and tubing welded in. The rear could easily look and possibly act like a big air scoop. I had seen somebody else cut these parts out and I liked it.
The black hole under the front license plate is air intake. I lost most of my photos recently due to a PC 'rebuild' but I have a bunch of photos on Facebook (Jens Loengaa) and here is a short clip of my headers during the build process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enr-4xpVbEQ
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post Jun 26 2009, 06:06 PM
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QUOTE(dkjens @ Jun 26 2009, 04:30 PM) *

My whole rear trunk including tranny mount is cut out and tubing welded in. The rear could easily look and possibly act like a big air scoop. I had seen somebody else cut these parts out and I liked it.
The black hole under the front license plate is air intake. I lost most of my photos recently due to a PC 'rebuild' but I have a bunch of photos on Facebook (Jens Loengaa) and here is a short clip of my headers during the build process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enr-4xpVbEQ


HaHa, That youtube clip was nice. That is the craziest exhaust setup I have ever seen. Does it run hot? My shit runs very hot, but rotaries are known for hot exhaust. So, that still doesn't explain the oval holes. What are they for? And where do you get radiator cooling air from?
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