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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:50 pm

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Torsion bars are the next thing to go. Should be able to finish mocking up the motor after that.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:46 pm

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love4theluv

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:32 am

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very nice, making good progress

have you figured out which coils you want to run?

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:13 pm

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these are the coils iv'e decided on http://www.speedwaymotors.com/QA1-Adjustable-12-Inch-Coil-Over-Shock-Kit,37211.html

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:32 pm

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Cutting the clearance very close

Just a couple of shots of the motor mounts

Cleaned up some of the old cuts I did and modified the under the engine crossmember bolt up area , still need to modify the crossmember itself.
you can see the pieces of the crossmember I cut off lying of the floor.

Engine shimmed on jack stands where it will sit once the motor mount brackets are fabbed up. Level left to right, and 1-2 neg- degrees front to back to compensate for when the coilovers are installed since the truck is sitting on the bump stops atm. Oil pan to bottom of tire clearance( I would say oil pan to ground clearance but the truck is sitting on blocks on all 4 tires.)

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:24 am

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Bought a welding tank today along with a welding helmet, so I should now be able to continue with the motor mount.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:01 pm

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Picked up a few supply's, and am going to try and work on the truck this weekend.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:12 am

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So turns out the welder I had bought did not have enough amperage (135amp) for the steel I bought for the motor mount brackets or for the frame its self. uprgraded (to 175amp) it, but now Iv'e got to have a 220v plug put in my garage.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:41 pm

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A little progress.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:48 pm

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Well.... they looked good before I stated welding on them. But there in. Oh, And btw I hate arc welding. (sigh)

Tacked in place

Final welding.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:41 pm

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Can't think of anything to say about these atm.

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ImLuvinIt

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:58 pm

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Lookin Good!

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:34 pm

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ImLuvinIt wrote:

Lookin Good!

Thanks.

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swet4more

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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:16 am

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I am impressed with your determination!
I know nearly nothing about rotary engines, so when I see yours, my eyes revert to the deer in the headlights look...

I can't figure out what is what, up or down, or in or out.

My engine brain is still stuck in the carburated 1970's and '80's. Boy, I need to catch up with the times. :oops:

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drummerforhire

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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:49 am

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nicely done.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:59 pm

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swet4more wrote:

I am impressed with your determination!
I know nearly nothing about rotary engines, so when I see yours, my eyes revert to the deer in the headlights look...

I can't figure out what is what, up or down, or in or out.

My engine brain is still stuck in the carburated 1970's and '80's. Boy, I need to catch up with the times. :oops:

Just think.

The sound these engines make a full tilt is what made me want to do this. Have always wanted a rotary but was unwilling to give up the LUV, and so I decided to join the two.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:00 pm

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Thank you guys for the positive feedback on this project.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:38 pm

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Made a little progress tonight.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:11 pm

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On the bump stops I have about 3 1/2in ground clearance 6in at ride height.

transmission crossmember bracket tacked in place.

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zelda64man

Post subject: Re: Rotary to be, 79 LUV.

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:56 pm

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