rotary beetle

[dubber91]

cool mines gonna be standard. I litterally am rushing to get it roadworthy by this sunday...gonna take it to santa pod and give some jap crap a spanking!
got a standard clutch so with any luck it\'ll hold out and add a little slip to protect the gearbox

im gonna have to pop in on you if your in sherfield sometime....im only in portsmouth, but spend most of my time in hatfield. Pass right by yours!

would be good to meet up with someone who knows what theyre doing!
 :wiggle

[oldone]

cool mines gonna be standard. I litterally am rushing to get it roadworthy by this sunday...gonna take it to santa pod and give some jap crap a spanking!
got a standard clutch so with any luck it\'ll hold out and add a little slip to protect the gearbox

im gonna have to pop in on you if your in sherfield sometime....im only in portsmouth, but spend most of my time in hatfield. Pass right by yours!

would be good to meet up with someone who knows what theyre doing!
 :wiggle

Let me tell you something bro....you are so welcome...as others will vouch...if you visit you bring a des(ignated driver)...or stay over...we will tongue wag until the sun comes out.Always willing to share and show :yes ...anytime ...yer welcome just shout dude... :wiggle

[dubber91]

Let me tell you something bro....you are so welcome...as others will vouch...if you visit you bring a des(ignated driver)...or stay over...we will tongue wag until the sun comes out.Always willing to share and show :yes ...anytime ...yer welcome just shout dude... :wiggle

fannytastic!

shall have to come and have a couple
heading down to hayward rotary as well


maybe in a couple of weeks?

[oldone]

Like i say dude anytime whatsoever...just call a day or before   :cool

[ro284]

(quote)  ro284 - some people like to try things a little different, makes for a more interesting life,
plenty of people have done the conversions, and a lowered bug chassy, would probably match any rotary on handling any ways, the rear mounted engine keeps the rear axle where it should be and improves handling
why do you think porsche still use the rear engine design?  
cooling is not a problem if you use the right bits and install rad correctly
and if its an engine already stripped from a written off car, wheres the problem??
you seem like a very defeetist chap to me, who needs to research things a bit more before desiding things are all doom and gloom, and get a bit of exitement in your life, try something new!

id like to see how an equally matched performance wise beetle did against an rx7 on the strip and track (end quote)


Thanks for the analysis james, my life is interesting enough believe me! And iv,e done my share of conversions, with Buick Wildcat 425 cubic inch v8 (7500cc ) Ford v8 and many jag engines, been there done that!
i see what your saying about keeping the rear axle where it should be and that Porsche still use rear engine design, as do mr2\'s (seen a few of them flip the back end out) i don\'t know why they do that ,but it seems Mazda design with better weight distribution is leaving Porsche behind when cornering, Think i\'ll stick with the Rex, better design! IMHO.

And i do have enough exitement in my life thanks, more so since getting my RX7, but good luck with whatever you are trying to achieve.
Just my view! but why the hell did i reply to this! i\'m not interested in a beetle.
Cheers Bob

[oldone]

(quote)  ro284 - some people like to try things a little different, makes for a more interesting life,
plenty of people have done the conversions, and a lowered bug chassy, would probably match any rotary on handling any ways, the rear mounted engine keeps the rear axle where it should be and improves handling
why do you think porsche still use the rear engine design?  
cooling is not a problem if you use the right bits and install rad correctly
and if its an engine already stripped from a written off car, wheres the problem??
you seem like a very defeetist chap to me, who needs to research things a bit more before desiding things are all doom and gloom, and get a bit of exitement in your life, try something new!

id like to see how an equally matched performance wise beetle did against an rx7 on the strip and track (end quote)


Thanks for the analysis james, my life is interesting enough believe me! And iv,e done my share of conversions, with Buick Wildcat 425 cubic inch v8 (7500cc ) Ford v8 and many jag engines, been there done that!
i see what your saying about keeping the rear axle where it should be and that Porsche still use rear engine design, as do mr2\'s (seen a few of them flip the back end out) i don\'t know why they do that ,but it seems Mazda design with better weight distribution is leaving Porsche behind when cornering, Think i\'ll stick with the Rex, better design! IMHO.

And i do have enough exitement in my life thanks, more so since getting my RX7, but good luck with whatever you are trying to achieve.
Just my view! but why the hell did i reply to this! i\'m not interested in a beetle.
Cheers Bob

Hey Bob...... maybe some day a beetle will show you the way... :3gears-rh
...all you have to do is smille then and say " im interested in a beetle now with ROTOR power ".  ....later dude and enjoy ALL fast cars

[dubber91]

at the end of the day.......beetles are NOT in the same orientation as Mr2s or others. MID ENGINED mr2s are fantatsic cars, and great fun. The ideal weight distribution for handling being about 40:60 from to rear.
Porkas have always had the problem of being tail happy, especially the 911s.....
i dont think rex\'s are great cars either...why do you think they are used in drifting? because they are tail happy, all the weight in the front and none over the driven axle leads to lots of tyre smoke and controllable oversteer.

Beetles are fun, and give a realistic driviong experience.

You wont understand until youve driven a properly setup one.

even then they dont claim to outhandle others, but they are good fun

Take one down a drag strip and suddenly it puts aside all previous thoughts of necessity, and displays to you what you really want to see; raw driving.

Its not about ABS, cruise control and power steering. Its about driving experience and what you want from a car.

My car gives me this experience, as im sure your rex\'s or big block ford v8s do.

Good luck, but dont poo-poo what drives others.....these people can be the ones who suprise you as you see them change from your rear veiw mirror to your front windscreen.

[james]

bravo, nuff said dubber91
hey mate, check your pm,s dude
im on the look out for a trippl;e rotary now, just in case you see one  

[20B_boy]

im on the look out for a tripple rotary now, just in case you see one  

Like this one ?

[Blackeye pete]

Hello James
interesting project you\'ve got going on there!
I\'ve also got a VW powered by a rotary but it\'s a 12a and it\'s a beachbuggy still it\'s a lot of fun not only driving but the build as well. I made the adapterplate myself a while ago and to be honest it\'s a bit rough and i was hoping to find the adapter plate spec\'s somewhere so as to make a decent job this time, i\'ve known a couple of people here in new zealand that also have rotary\'s in VW/offroaders butthey never seem to have the engine out when i\'m round to make the copy of the plate, i\'ll post some pic\'s later we should be adding the roll cage this weekend

[ro284]

(quote)
oldone.
Hey Bob......  maybe some day a beetle will show you the way...  
...all you have to do is smille then and say " im interested in a beetle now with ROTOR power ". (end quote)
LOL. maybe oldone, maybe, Mucho respect for all you have achieved with yours. Quality!

Bob