rotor_dude

bit late also

ill edit and update with info and pics when i can

 

well mazda rotary intro, i was 13, my brothers mate had a rx3 s1 coupe 10A engine, took us for a spin, was hooked, so smooth and went very well

then bought my first rx when i was 19, rx2 s1 capella coupe 12A

then couple months later bought my first used engine lol water seals gone, had to park on a hill so could bump start lol

my mazda & rotary list

- 1964, Ford, Cortina, Mk1, 4dr, baby blue, RX4 13B Monster J-Port, GMC 4/71 Supercharger, toyota g/box, toyota hilux diff, FC brakes Front & Rear, 17x8.5 ZS Wheels

etc etc

- RX2, S1, 12A Capella, coupe, yellow, sold, regret lol

- 808, coupe, rx3 S2 replica, blue, sold, regret lol

- RX7, S1, 12A - work hack, white, blew a few engines and diffs lol, sold

- 323, 5dr, wagon, shitte brown, piston, sold

- 323, 5dr, wagon, baby blue, piston, sold

- RX7, S4, 13BT, blue - work hack, yeah right, sold

- RX7, S3, 12A, blue 

- RX7, S5, 13BT, black

- RX7, S3, 12A, green

- RX7, S5, GTR, 13BT, grey

- 626, 2.0L, petrol, automatic - work hack

- RX7, S5, 13BT, red, sold

- 1300, 4dr, wagon, piston - completely rotten, needs reshelled

- RX7, S3, 12A, green - fitted rx8 13B 6-port with IDA and Distributor and rx8 6 speed g/box

- RX7, S5, 13BT, white - ended fitting engine to another car and stripping for parts, sold

- RX7, S6, 13BTT, black - fitted S5 single turbo, sunday car, blew engine, slowly getting engine ready to repair

- RX8, S1, 13B 6Port, Plurble - my rx8 baby, 3" big bore exhaust, 20" wheels, factory front air dam, side deflectors, rear deflectors, other engine mods etc

- RX8, S1, 13B 4Port, grey - bought to rebuild engine and sell .......... yeah sometime lol

- RX7, S4, 13B 6Port, white - done few mods to engine, exhaust etc, sold

- RX8, S1, 13B 6Port, grey - turning into a track car ..........

- Demio, white, 1300cc big block, scrapped

- Demio, 1300cc, grey ........... daily shitta

 

ive had, 12A, 12AT, 13B, 13B 6port, 13BT, 13BTT

Stage 2, Monster J-Port, PP, Turbo, Supercharged, in various configurations etc

Im building a budget build rx8 4 rotor PP for my 50th, either in a, rx4 coupe or jc Cosmo.

rx8 3 rotor for my rx8, 

FC S5 13BT 500bhp for my FC drift car, 

One other secret engine. Old school. Think it will suit a RX2 coupe S1 or S2 or S4

 

 

........... well ..................ive gone and done it,

dont tell the wife

bought meself a B1600

its a start, will get a better one, one day

 

if anyone has any B1600 parts, let me know

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here she is, in all her glory

broke the bank on this one lol £3.90 

only use NGK sparkplugs on a rotary engine

found other make/brands tend to kill engines

 

 

 

 

edit. Those who know understand/know

those who don't. Will find out eventually

^^^ thanks

im just after a solid for engine bay, metallic too shiny lol

ill talk to the paint supplier with information yous provided and see what they come up with

thanks lads

On 30/05/2019 at 11:23, cletus said:

Really nice 808/rx3 rep in the shop today

 

 

whats the paint code for this ?

 

my 808 coupe was the same colour i think

i really like this mazda blue

 

 

??? skyish blue code AT, is that it ?

@lowmk11

thanks for replying

yeah thought that be the case,

im after the mazda grey used on the flags/banners etc

or a lightish coloured grey, something from the 60's, 70's

im painting my engine bay, want a lightish mazda grey, so can see things easily, like oil leaks and stuff lol

thanks

Sooooo .........

Anyone have the paint code for Mazda grey ?

 

 

go the series 4 rx2   

yeah na ???

 

 

 

for ya 20B lads

 

 

this how you tow your rotor

 

yarn, true story bro

25 years agoish, was in greenlane, BP petrol station on great south road,

heard ported rotary, ears perked up as usual,

looking, looking, looking, cant see a rx,

bongo van drives past with trailer, with burgundy rx2 4dr on trailer

think bongo was camo'd, black and white

anyone own these ?

thinking, sweet as

 

edit - 29-05-19

 

 

 

rolling rollling rolling

 

 

 

ooooh weeeeee check out those dash

 

 

 

 

hmmmm

brakes,

tbh, the brakes should have been fully inspected,

which means wheels off, no excuse

you need to check the brake shoes for wear, uneven

you need to check wheel cylinders, are moving freely, also not leaking

then you need to adjust the brakes, 

yes, drum brakes can be adjusted from outside, inside face of drum, but you wouldnt waste your time unless you knew the condition of the brakes etc

 

you can check balance, fairly acurately, if you have a good feel for things

2 persons, one in car for brake pedal operation, other with wheel/brake

spin wheel, person push brake pedal, feel when it contacts, do front axle first, so r/f then l/f, a few times to get feel

rear, do same,

handbrake easier to test,

get person to pull handbrake up one click at a time,

go from side to side feeling the brake bite, should be equal bite from within 1 click etc

should bite at 4 clicks be fully locked at 7 clicks

 

exhaust,

no excuse for a exhaust after its been looked at,

easy to test, engine idling, hold a good thick rag over end of exhaust, another person check for leaks

no excuse this wasnt fixed, either by cleaning and resealing joints with joint sealer, or replacing joints or exhaust pipe

 

give them another go, if not fixed, go elsewhere ?

 

 

 

raflol

not something id put on my car to the masses, kids these days lol

 

i picture a shotgun when picking up the girl from her olds, her old man wouldnt be impressed lol

 

im a RX8 Owner and Proud to be

 

 

 

@ kyteler, 

tbh, i wouldnt know, your telling the story, something to come out about ?

 seriously loving this  would make an awesome work shitta  

even with a piston engine, it be cool

sounds really good

be nice if they videod the engine bay with bonnet up and engine running too

not the black paint colour

ditch the ramflow, man there crap, restrictive and end up the wee bits being sucked into your engine, nice

cant believe there still being used lol, old school looks

dont get the plate either ? 

anyone want to buy it for me

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2156759661

 

 

 

10 hours ago, oldrx7 said:

Motoform Circs huh!!!

Yip  I liked them, thats how i rolled back then

 Was like 20 years ago

i just checked my S4 13BT - SZ 8317 changed to HOWRWE

anyone know still about ?

 

 

Slideways

Not to me. Same thing I do. Pretty sure most car guys do 

 

If you do buy both. Make sure you start threads for each

If you do buy rotary engined car. Sell engine. Give a heads up here first

Keep us updated

slideways,

 

are you buying it for the car, to refit a piston engine

or buying it, just for the engine ?

 

anything is worth something to the right person

 

you need to reply with pictures and details to get a better guestimate

 

could be a 13B from a cosmo etc also

it has a alloy thermostat housing

old style alternator with external fan

short straight oil filler tube

so who knows, as said anything could have been changed over the years

 

 

 

yes, engine sitting not being turned over or running, is not good, especially to a rotary engine

seals/springs tend to stick, water seals tend to go

again, you dont know until it is checked over, compression tested and diagnosed

 

make sure you turn it over by hand first

remove all sparkplugs, note which position they go in to refit correctly

then put some ATF oil in through the sparkplug holes, also can do down carb with throttle fully open

again turn over by hand

if turns over by hand, you could crank it over by key, with the fuel turned off and ignition power disconnected

looks like disconnect the power to the fuel pump as its sitting on engine

ignition, remove the electrical connectors on the distributor, again noting position to refit correctly

then crank by key, if you put finger over trailing sparkplug holes, you will get an indication of compression, should be x3 pulses

then if cranks over ok, check and top up fluid levels

then refit, sparkplugs, fuel, ignition,

try to start, you could drop some fuel down carb etc

 

take pictures of engine from sparkplug side and post

you will find 12A or 13B on the alloy part of engine, rotor housing, its on the top of rotor housing, either on top or left edge of rotor housing

 

i think the blue 808 with rx3 conversion for 35k should put his price up to 50k  may get some bites then

or try advertising in aus

 

seen some nz prices on rx's in aus too

12 hours ago, 64valiant said:

 

more info/pictures required  please

12 hours ago, 64valiant said:

 

now that is styling

 

5x114.3 is man

4x110 is boy

4x114.3 is young boy

14 hours ago, kiwi808 said:

Surely this guy is dreaming.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/mazda/auction-2046109399.htm?rsqid=b9373ecad5574981b76c2f406c2917b9-001

From memory this was imported as a race car only? Can anyone remember? 

i think, you should really wait, till hes painted it etc

then you can buy it for 65K plus