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.

[roadster fan]

Hmmm....a 13B-REW Rotary/Wankel motor would be cool in 914.....please tell me you are putting that in the car?! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

Jim

[Mike Bellis]

Hmmm....a 13B-REW Rotary/Wankel motor would be cool in 914.....please tell me you are putting that in the car?! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

Jim

OK, I'll come clean.

YES! A Wankel 13B Twin Turbo will be installed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) A water to air intercooler will go in with it. After market ECU, bigger injectors and boost controller. I am shooting for 300-350 HP. Keeping it reliable and not pushing it too far. A 4" exhaust, 50mm wastegate and new BOV too. I going huge with the exhaust just because it will look crazy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif) And it will spool faster. Intake air filter is in design at this moment. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)