The Official 914 World 3 Rotor 914 Build Thread, Otherwise known as round and round we go...... Options

[soloracer]

Well there has finally been some progress made on my car so I thought I would start a build thread about it for those who are interested. I'll try to keep it updated as I go along.

I'll start off with an introduction to the project for those who don't already know. I bought a 914 with a Sheridan Motorsports wide body in an E-bay auction. The car was being set up for a Porsche 6 to be used on the track. It came with the wide body, a 915 transmission (mag case) that was converted to side shifter with a Vellios kit and the ring and pinion had been flipped. The front suspension is supposed to be from a 911 - don't know the year yet - and the car has a brand new set of Kinesis rims that appear to be 17x12 in the back and 17x10 in the front. Also included were a set of new tires 315's in the back and 285's in the front. The previous owner also had put a front mount oil cooler and a somewhat poorly welded roll cage.

Here are some pictures of the car:

[soloracer]

While trying to figure out how to accomodate intercoolers and plumbing for the 20b my good friend Max Travers - the local Rotary Guru - suggested going normally aspirated. He said that I if went with a peripheral ported 20B I could make 400 hp reliably and have a car that was more predictable at the track. I decided that this would simplify things a ton.

So I hauled the car and engine off to Paul and he began the job of stripping the engine and getting it mounted in the car. Here is a shot of the engine mated to the transmission. Paul has a polyurethane LS1 block that he uses to mock up the engine in cars and he wanted to compare the length to my 20b. Looks like it's pretty close to being the same size.