Freakin awesome man, we need more picks!!!! I'd like to see some engine compartment photos!



oh yea welcome aboard.

nice and congrats.. ive always wanted one of these since i saw one tear up a local autocross course..

that particular one had a turbocharged 13brew on it..

Awesome! Ive had plans for a while now, just need to clear out some other projects first. Nice looking car though, any chance we can see some more pics/details on the build?

im gatherin shes street legal..

if not.. id replace those mufflers on the side with short dump straight pipes..

Thanks for the positive responses everyone! The Car is street legal. I don't have alot of pictures from the build, but I will see if I can get the few pictures that I have and some pics of the engine and other details posted soon. The process for titleing and registration here in South Carololina is pretty staight forward, easy, and there is no charge or fees for it. The mufflers are those stainless steel 3 inch diameter presilencer and muffler from Racing Beat, they are fairly quiet for normal driving witha nice throaty tone, but when you get on it a little bit you can then tell that there is something there. I'm quite pleased with the way they sound.



Tuck

Hi Every one! Here are some additional pictures.



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Tuck

Very nice! But this is making me a little sad. I had a '72 Europa TC project stored for over 10+ years. Never got to finish it.

Thanks for the pics, it's a really nice job.

Hey Crimson Tide! I think that a rotary powered Europa would be really cool! However, I had dinner with a truly diehard british, british car enthusiast not long ago. He asked me now that the seven was about done what was next on the agenda? I told him that I was thinking about finding a XKE Jaguar with a blown engine and putting a 20B three rotor in the Jaguar. My freind told me that if I did that, GOD would strike me down!!!



It was just a thought,



Tuck



P.S. I always had trouble driving the Europa, My feet were to big for the pedal box.

I just started a gallery with some additional pictures. I had to stop adding pictures for some reason, the system stopped showing the pictures and I had to delete some of them so that the pictures could be seen. I will have to work on that. So go to the gallery section and look at Tuck's Super Seven gallery.



Thanks,



Tuck

You may just have to wait for the browser to reload them, sometimes it takes a second. You got plenty of space though you have only used 1%

That car looks amazing! I've always wanted to do a locost 7. What did you use as a donor for the rest of the drivetrain and suspension?

jag with a 3 rotor would be amazing!!! i've always wanted to put a 13b-rew in a triumph spitfire. my dad used to have one and it was incredible through corners, but was a pooch in the top end lol. i figure the weight difference shouldn't be much if there's any at all between the old cast iron 4 banger and the rotary

Hi Baldy! The engine is from a 1986 RX-7, the tranny, steering rack and rear end are from a 1985 RX-7, the brakes are from a Mazda MX-5, steering columm is out of a 1993 Chevy Corsica, the wiring harness is a generic GM. The front and rear suspension is all custom with double wishbones and coilovers in the front and double trailing arms with coilovers on each side in the rear. I learned a new word during this build, "Janglish". A british designed car with japanese running gear and american steering columm, wiring harness, lights and gauges. Hence the word "Janglish". Thanks for looking.



Tuck

Hi Thatpoorguy!! Yea! I thought the Jag with a three rotor would be a pretty good match. Seems that I have seen on the net somewhere that a guy put a 13B in a Austin Healy Sprite and races in SCCA class races with it. I would be willing to bet that the 13B is lighter than a cast iron 1500cc 4 banger. Anyway the 13B was a good fit in the Locost. This was my first expeience with a rotary but so far it has all been very positive.



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Tuck

especially the naturally aspirated rotaries will last forever as long as you keep oil in her haha

Moving to motor swaps, this is good stuff!



Wasn't there another member who was always in the process of building one of these? One of the British or Irish guys, I can't remember.

he was irish, think he went with a honda motorcycle engine in his though. This is one sweet ride though.

I don't know about the Jag, but a rotary in a 1500lb. car sure would be great. I saw one online for sale a couple of years ago - Europa w/ a rotary. Might could be done on the cheap if an early (non-TC) Europa body was used.

Hi CrimsonPride! I think that would be a cool ride. I thought about doing a Lotus 11 or 21 with a rotary for another project. I'll have to work on that!!



Tuck

We did one of those several years ago, 450rwhp though https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.gif.



Had to turn the boost down...

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Hi everyone! I noticed that the pics were gone so here are some fresh pics of my rotary powered Lotus 7. Also check out my 20b powered AC cobra build in the 20b section.

Tuck

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Here's a few more. Enjoy!

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And Then there's this.:worshippy:

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Niiiiice!!! Awesome job! Welcome to the world of Rotary Engine, you will not be dissatisfied. I bet she sounds very nice!!