Pics of my rotary 914, Finally finished a bunch of stuff and took some pics Options

[Justinp71]

Craig your car looks good!

I used to have a shake in the front end, it turns out it was a bent rim. And my new replacement rims also shaked and it turned out that firestone did not balance the new rims correctly.

[craig3x]

Craig your car looks good!

I used to have a shake in the front end, it turns out it was a bent rim. And my new replacement rims also shaked and it turned out that firestone did not balance the new rims correctly.

hmmm, I will have to double check that

[JazonJJordan]

Awesome choice- I would like a thread dedicated to your example and others that are 914Rotary's. Pics and stats you have found, like what rpm's in each gear at speed? MPG? Costs to convert would be great too- adapters needed? Great projects guys!

[JazonJJordan]

Hate to say, but uMmmm...
Check the forward facing picture of the rear drivers wheel/tire- near upright. Now the other photo of the rear; major pass side camber issues of console pre-colapse-
Mine was exactly the same, soon the pass door started to stick and then that door window rubbed the top outside corner of the frame as the long collapsed.
I hope this is wrong but there are flags...(sorry)..

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.

[jim_hoyland]

Craig,

Very nice, really like the 911 dash and ampel ( sp) console. Would explain ( to a non-mechanic) how the ignition is set up. I see the two MSD and a six wire distributer....curious minds want to learn.

[Rotary'14]

Craig,

Very nice, really like the 911 dash and ampel ( sp) console. Would explain ( to a non-mechanic) how the ignition is set up. I see the two MSD and a six wire distributer....curious minds want to learn.

I'm not Craig,, but I can answer your question (because I stayed at a Holiday Inn).
Craig's car is a 2 rotor 13B. Each rotor gets 2 spark plugs, a leading and a trailing. These 2 plugs fire staggered by 10 degrees. A single coil can't charge fast enough to provide another spark so quickly, so 2 coils are also used. The ignition cap and rotor just split the leading and trailing sparks between the 2 rotors, just like our T4 engine splits the spark output of 1 coil between 4 cylinders.
He's using the 2 MSD boxes to "stimulate" each ignition coil, thus 2 MSD boxes.


I hope this makes some sense Jim.

-Robert

[jim_hoyland]

Craig,

Very nice, really like the 911 dash and ampel ( sp) console. Would explain ( to a non-mechanic) how the ignition is set up. I see the two MSD and a six wire distributer....curious minds want to learn.

I'm not Craig,, but I can answer your question (because I stayed at a Holiday Inn).
Craig's car is a 2 rotor 13B. Each rotor gets 2 spark plugs, a leading and a trailing. These 2 plugs fire staggered by 10 degrees. A single coil can't charge fast enough to provide another spark so quickly, so 2 coils are also used. The ignition cap and rotor just split the leading and trailing sparks between the 2 rotors, just like our T4 engine splits the spark output of 1 coil between 4 cylinders.
He's using the 2 MSD boxes to "stimulate" each ignition coil, thus 2 MSD boxes.


I hope this makes some sense Jim.

-Robert

Thanks Robert. That pretty cool. I gotta ride in your Rotary at the next funcion.

[craig3x]

Craig,

Very nice, really like the 911 dash and ampel ( sp) console. Would explain ( to a non-mechanic) how the ignition is set up. I see the two MSD and a six wire distributer....curious minds want to learn.

I'm not Craig,, but I can answer your question (because I stayed at a Holiday Inn).
Craig's car is a 2 rotor 13B. Each rotor gets 2 spark plugs, a leading and a trailing. These 2 plugs fire staggered by 10 degrees. A single coil can't charge fast enough to provide another spark so quickly, so 2 coils are also used. The ignition cap and rotor just split the leading and trailing sparks between the 2 rotors, just like our T4 engine splits the spark output of 1 coil between 4 cylinders.
He's using the 2 MSD boxes to "stimulate" each ignition coil, thus 2 MSD boxes.

sorry, long time since I checked my post.....you are correct. and the rotary engine uses a 4-cyl tachometer which make my 911 tach perfect for the job

I hope this makes some sense Jim.

-Robert

Thanks Robert. That pretty cool. I gotta ride in your Rotary at the next funcion.