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10-31-02, 01:02 PM
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Anyone have a link or info on converting a 12a or a 13b to a carb and running no computer or emisions? Just engine, header, alternator, distributor. Gathering information for putting a 12a or a 13b into a 74 VW Karmann Ghia. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated
10-31-02, 01:12 PM
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Re: Conversion
Originally posted by rhill007
Anyone have a link or info on converting a 12a or a 13b to a carb and running no computer or emisions? Just engine, header, alternator, distributor. Gathering information for putting a 12a or a 13b into a 74 VW Karmann Ghia. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated
Anyone have a link or info on converting a 12a or a 13b to a carb and running no computer or emisions? Just engine, header, alternator, distributor. Gathering information for putting a 12a or a 13b into a 74 VW Karmann Ghia. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated
You may want to check into the archive pages on the top of each generation section and do a search through the fourm to see what comes up as well.
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10-31-02, 05:39 PM
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Way back when, I remember hearing about guys putting 12a's in 914's.
Yup! get yourself a 12a out of a 1st Gen RX-7.
Sounds like a GREAT project. Keep us posted!
Yup! get yourself a 12a out of a 1st Gen RX-7.
Sounds like a GREAT project. Keep us posted!
10-31-02, 06:01 PM
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Ghia's are sweet cars and a rotary would make it scream!! Man thats a good idea but damn i bet its gonna be a bitch to mount in that car. Good luck and keep us updated.
10-31-02, 11:14 PM
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Kennedy Engineering Products makes an adaptor to mate a rotary to a VW transaxle
www.kennedyeng.com
www.kennedyeng.com
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Ohh man.. If I could put a rotary in a Bug, I would actually love to own one!!!!
Do a turbo 13b in a 53 oval window bug.... holy **** that would be awsome!!!
Do a turbo 13b in a 53 oval window bug.... holy **** that would be awsome!!!
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Originally posted by 851stgen12a
Ohh man.. If I could put a rotary in a Bug, I would actually love to own one!!!!
Do a turbo 13b in a 53 oval window bug.... holy **** that would be awsome!!!
Ohh man.. If I could put a rotary in a Bug, I would actually love to own one!!!!
Do a turbo 13b in a 53 oval window bug.... holy **** that would be awsome!!!
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It seems that there are more 13b's than 12a's out there for sale. That is the reason I was leaning more towards a 13b. As for the radiator I was going to mount it in the front tire well. The ghia has 2 large vent holes in the nose for fresh air. And I was going to cut the backside of the tire area to vent the air out. With the help of 2 electric fans. The area will be completely sealed so the air has to travel through the radiator and out. As for the oil cooler I was going to mount it to the front of the torsion bar. I am still searching on the electrical for a 13b. The Kennedy adaptor plate is 400.00 and that part is already covered. It should be a screamer because the ghia only weighs 1800lbs. And as an extra added bonus I could have real heat and air conditioning. But that would be much later down the road. Thanks for all the help and I will keep everyone posted.
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Originally posted by spasso
I wouldn't want to be the one figuring out how and where to mount that radiator for a rotary.
I wouldn't want to be the one figuring out how and where to mount that radiator for a rotary.
Hehehehe....in an old bug you could open the front luggage hood/compartment and just have it there. Open all the time.
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11-01-02, 11:47 AM
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Heck, if you're going to put a rotary in a bug, why not rotate it 180 degrees to a mid-engined config (where the "back seats" used to be) and use twin mini-rads on either side of the engine - Porsche Boxter parts, there.
This would give you great weight distribution and front-and-rear cargo space - not to mention a handy shelf behind the seats for subs
This would give you great weight distribution and front-and-rear cargo space - not to mention a handy shelf behind the seats for subs
11-01-02, 09:02 PM
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Originally posted by Manntis
Heck, if you're going to put a rotary in a bug, why not rotate it 180 degrees to a mid-engined config (where the "back seats" used to be) and use twin mini-rads on either side of the engine - Porsche Boxter parts, there.
This would give you great weight distribution and front-and-rear cargo space - not to mention a handy shelf behind the seats for subs
Heck, if you're going to put a rotary in a bug, why not rotate it 180 degrees to a mid-engined config (where the "back seats" used to be) and use twin mini-rads on either side of the engine - Porsche Boxter parts, there.
This would give you great weight distribution and front-and-rear cargo space - not to mention a handy shelf behind the seats for subs
11-01-02, 10:42 PM
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Trannys get rotated all the time. The tranny in a DeLorean was a 180 degree rotation of the one from the Renault Alpine. Several kit cars and weekend racers use porsche and VW kits turned 180 degrees to propel mid-engine designs. You simply add an extra gear to the input shaft to reverse the power coming in.
