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Nice.. id rock it..

huh even fwd huh, no torque steer

ide drive it

That is retarded..........

hope he figured something out with those CV joints, dont those have toothpicks for halfshafts? heavy chrome-oversized wheels, twice the power............SNAAAP!!



I wonder what he has that top engine mount hooked up to, almost looks like its on the waterpump?



Great Job IMO.

I bet that set'em back a couple of hundred bucks lol

[quote name='nismo convert' date='Aug 9 2005, 11:44 PM']huh even fwd huh, no torque steer


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lmao

on a seriousish note, just think how straight that exhaust could be....

[quote name='jgarza77' date='Aug 10 2005, 09:37 AM']hope he figured something out with those CV joints, dont those have toothpicks for halfshafts? heavy chrome-oversized wheels, twice the power............SNAAAP!!



I wonder what he has that top engine mount hooked up to, almost looks like its on the waterpump?



Great Job IMO.


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Welded a brace to bolt onto the 1st gen front cover, easy to see...





Why has NOBODY asked or been curious about bolting a FWD transmission to a rotary? That doesn't make sense!



Input shaft size? Clutch? Flywheel? Disc? BELLHOUSING?! ALL CUSTOM?!?! I NEED ANSWERS!!!

I'd take the engine and box out and stick it in the back of something light.



Mark

[quote name='inanimate_object' date='Aug 10 2005, 06:08 PM']I'd take the engine and box out and stick it in the back of something light.



Mark


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MR2?

Mmm... lighter.



Mark

I really want to know how they set up the transaxle





seriously people what are the odds a stock tercel transmission has the same input shaft and spline of a 1st gen RX7



Let alone the flywheel will fit in the bell housing





and stock ring gear work with the stock starter









and pressure plate / throw out assembly all works







WHAT ARE THE ODDS

[quote name='ColinRX7' date='Aug 10 2005, 02:51 PM']Welded a brace to bolt onto the 1st gen front cover, easy to see...

Why has NOBODY asked or been curious about bolting a FWD transmission to a rotary? That doesn't make sense!



Input shaft size? Clutch? Flywheel? Disc? BELLHOUSING?! ALL CUSTOM?!?! I NEED ANSWERS!!!


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I've never cared because I hate FWD and transverse engine setups.......



The idea to do that swap is idiotic, but the execution is impressive....

Colin,



The guy's building the cars like mine mate all kinds of engines to all kinds of gearboxes - I don't know personally how they do it, but I've just asked on the other forum I keep an eye on so i'll let you know the answer.



Mark

looks decent

i think most imput shafts are pretty much the same, most car manufacturers use the same trans for a wide variety of cars, example, the 6 speed in the rx8 is also found in the is300, miata and a few other rwd cars. also, this tran (tercel) is used on tercs from day one, and actually,and a few other cars such as the starlets, paseos etc. i thought up this swap like a year ago, and never ended up doing it. Tercs weight just 1900 lbs to begin with, and a rotary should bring it down at least 50 lbs, as the stock cast iron block is really heavy. plus kicking ass in a DD is hawt, and not alot of fast tercs are around

Got an answer back, the secret is to find a gearbox with a longer input shaft that the box that came with the engine, you then make an adaptor plate to sit between the bellhousing/engine (which also takes care of the different bolt pattern issues). The thickness of this plate is exactly the difference in length between the old input shaft and the new one, effectively putting the new input shaft in the right place.



After this you may need to modify the flywheel to take the new clutch, but apparently this can't be too difficult.



Mark

[quote name='inanimate_object' date='Aug 11 2005, 08:30 AM']Got an answer back, the secret is to find a gearbox with a longer input shaft that the box that came with the engine, you then make an adaptor plate to sit between the bellhousing/engine (which also takes care of the different bolt pattern issues). The thickness of this plate is exactly the difference in length between the old input shaft and the new one, effectively putting the new input shaft in the right place.



After this you may need to modify the flywheel to take the new clutch, but apparently this can't be too difficult.



Mark


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Still though what about the ring gear on the flywheel, and hows the starter going to hit it?

you could cut the bell housing of a fc tranny then weld it in the proper place of the new cars tranny. that is if the spline lined up and then use all the fc stuff starter and what not.

[quote name='ColinRX7' date='Aug 11 2005, 03:54 PM']Still though what about the ring gear on the flywheel, and hows the starter going to hit it?


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The flywheel stays in the same position so that's all ok.



Mark

Mebbe I'm a DUMBASS?

[quote name='inanimate_object' date='Aug 11 2005, 12:20 PM']The flywheel stays in the same position so that's all ok.



Mark


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No, not for the starter





Not if now you have a huge spacer installed to compensate for the length of the input shaft

Ahhh. The adapter plate thingy is just a ring, a bit like a bellhousing extension.



Mark

Yeah.. And the starter, considering it's still bolted in the stock bellhousing hole, just wont have the length to hit the gear, it'll miss by exactly the width of the adapter.. So you'd have to install the adapter and shift the mounting for the starter forward to hit the gear... Or SOMETHING! lol







I think this thing is cool **** because theres so much more to it than just dropping it in! I really want to know how they handled such issues..

I've never seen a starter that wasn't on the engine side, but I'm assuming that from what you're saying this is not the case with a rotary - in which case you could have a problem. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif



Mark

yeah the starter is on the tranny sid

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I'm sure it would be possible to run a starter off the pulley belt?



Mark

[quote name='inanimate_object' date='Aug 11 2005, 07:02 PM']I'm sure it would be possible to run a starter off the pulley belt?



Mark


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its a push start.