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I'm having this crazy thought go thru my head now that i have a dragster, I'm thinking about pulling the tunnel rammed 12 to 1 small block,turbo 400, and narrowed 9 inch out of my truck and going with a 12A rotary,5 speed and stock luv rear end and actually daily driving the truck again.....any thoughts?

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72 luv v-8 owned since 16!
240" rear engine dragster
traded the circle track cars for a blown 496 chevy
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29 dodge 4 dr sedan (project)
84 ranger 2wd "tuff truck" with 350 sbc

sounds like fun

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My old but now gone Luv...

Whate wrong with using a 13B as it's bigger.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

Nothing,I have one of each as a matter of fact.The 13b is bone stock from the fan to the 4 speed tranny,the 12a has a new aluminum flywheel,a header,and a aftermarket intake with a 465cfm holley 4bbl.It also is still bolted to a 5 speed tranny.I ran this setup in one of my rx7's for auto-x,hillclimbs,and as a daily driver:)I had a s-10 7 or 8 yrs ago i put a ported 12a in and it was fun,right up until I had the carb stud locking nut drop down and go thru the rear rotor at 5000 rpm!!Swapped it out with a 305 and powerglide.The way the 12a sits i think it probably makes around 160-180 hp which is alot less than the motor it will replace,but it will be alot more driving friendly

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72 luv v-8 owned since 16!
240" rear engine dragster
traded the circle track cars for a blown 496 chevy
[color=#FF8000]
29 dodge 4 dr sedan (project)
84 ranger 2wd "tuff truck" with 350 sbc

bringing this thread back from the dead........

Wife wants me to do this swap now,what do you guys think?

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72 luv v-8 owned since 16!
240" rear engine dragster
traded the circle track cars for a blown 496 chevy
[color=#FF8000]
29 dodge 4 dr sedan (project)
84 ranger 2wd "tuff truck" with 350 sbc

i say go for it ... i allways wanted to see one done

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My old but now gone Luv...

It looks like a great idea. You have a LUV that does not get out much, so you add the other engine/trans and make a daily driver out of it with good mileage, go for it.

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Certified pilots, looking down on people since 1903.

They did make a Mazda Pickup with a rotary engine in it. I always thought it was a neat little truck. I thought the fender flares looked good. It was a RPO or something like that. I did drive a early rotary car that I thought was a blast to drive. I think the rotary is a hard swap in some things. It is something, size, oil pan or?? Or they were making a 3 rotor engine and it was one of those things. One of those senior moments.

Do it!!!

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

wanna sell the narrowed rear

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6.0l ls1 swap th350

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Yea less HP but also about 1/3 the weight as if i remember right the rotory is about 140 pounds so not only would it go but it sure would suprise more than one Mustang or Camaro in the corners so go for it Talk about a class act sleeper

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

I think the shipping might kill you!




Actually the rotary motors are pretty heavy when they are ready to run,I think i will only lose about 100-150 pounds off the front,but i will be able to unbolt the 300 pounds of lead that lives where the spare tire used to be

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72 luv v-8 owned since 16!
240" rear engine dragster
traded the circle track cars for a blown 496 chevy
[color=#FF8000]
29 dodge 4 dr sedan (project)
84 ranger 2wd "tuff truck" with 350 sbc

yeah your probly right im in nashville,tn i got a ford 9" but it needs to be totally redone $$$$$

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6.0l ls1 swap th350

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=40581086

A few years ago I spent about 6 months in middle Tn, worked in the little town called Sparta and most of the time I stayed in Cookville....

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72 luv v-8 owned since 16!
240" rear engine dragster
traded the circle track cars for a blown 496 chevy
[color=#FF8000]
29 dodge 4 dr sedan (project)
84 ranger 2wd "tuff truck" with 350 sbc

Did you know the chief and Mister Tibbs? Oh that was Mississippi..Never mind.

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

yeah cookeville is about a hr from me i like it much better where i am at in murfreesboro! awesome place to live and only 20 minutes from music city!

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6.0l ls1 swap th350

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=40581086