Official Sasquatch build thread Part 1, Cosmo Rotary Turbo... Then boom... Options

[Mike Bellis]

Many of you know my car. It was Steve Malmz's car he found in a yard as a roller. It was a former SCCA club racer. Malmz named the car Sasquach. Malmz put a V8 in it and drove it until his priorities changed. It was sold to a guy in Kentucky (unknown name), he regeared the transaxle and drove it little. He sold it to a PCA member in Irvine, CA. That guy used it as a DE car until I purchased it. I installed an EFI system and drove the crap out of it. Recently my clutch went out and I decided it was time for a change. The V8 is going to another member. My engine choice is Top Secret, under wraps until I make my final choices. a Turbo Rotary. I'm taking a twin turbo and converting it to a single large turbo. This mod keeps it simple and increases horsepower. My new license plate will be "914 TT".

The car has 930 suspension and brakes. 930 steel flairs grafted on, a total of 8 flairs were used. Two per corner to make up the radius. There is a roll cage with removable door bars. The cage is tied to the rear suspension but not the front. The bodywork ant paint are 10+ years old and the car is several shades of white. The chassis is super solid. Only minor surface rust has been found. The Original owner/racer installer a stiffening kit and various braces. The suspension console is unusual. Steel plats replace the inboard pivots. 1/8" & 1/4" plate steel reenforcement plates are surrounding the console. A 1" bar ties in the console to the firewall.



Here are the first pics of me stripping paint from the engine bay and the unusual consoles.

[Andyrew]

Audi 2.7TT? Subaru TT?

You gonna cut the engine shroud/tray's out? Now is a great time for it...

[Mike Bellis]

Audi 2.7TT? Subaru TT?

You gonna cut the engine shroud/tray's out? Now is a great time for it...

I didn't even know the tray was cut until I pulled the 800lb engine out. The firewall side will get trimmed and the little bits near the hell hole. There will be a belly pan under the engine to keep most of the road dirt out. It's amazing how much dirt comes up when you don't run engine tin. The cage in the trunk will get reworked to the tranny mounts. The radiator up front will be downsized and an inline temperature controlled water pump will provide better constant flow. Not sure about the flairs. I need to strip all the bondo off and see what they look like.

The plan is to get it fabbed up, running and in primer for the WCC 2011. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Then I'll strip it apart, work out the bugs and paint it. The original color is silver. My friend Nelson painted the 034 MS GTI silver metalic. I may go with that because it looks so awesome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) The medium size flake in the paint is incredible. I would also like to come up with a smooth solution for the firewall.