repuguru

My dream is....


Chevy S-10 Cyclone frame and running gear.
Modified 20b w/ modified automatic.
REPU Cab and Bed.

Mix it all together with alot of unforseen headache and problems.....

One 400hp, All Wheel drive, Rotary pickup.

Anyone remember what Cyclones were running in the quarter mile with a 280hp turbo 6????

Jeff20B

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I don't remember as it's been several years, but that combo you mentioned is perfect. I'd like to build something like that too.

Rotortuner

They had 110 at 6000 rpm. and 117 tourque at 3500 rpm. ( http://www.mazdarepu.com/RoadTrack.html ) They were not slow stock at all. thats why a good old 4 port motor with street port and a header and a good Weber IDA intake will net some serious HP especialy if the port is aggressive, likely around 160-180 mabe more and those are conservative numbers too. Also that GSL-SE motor is the 6 port also, so your really limited on your porting, bridge? those are a realy pain though with 1 piece apex seals on the street and all.

CJG

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Snufelupogus
[B]a) they have 85hp and like 115lbs/ft or something stupid like that

Snufelupogus

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rotortuner, I was refering to the b2200... sorry I wasnt aware that you were talkin aboot the repu, I know nothing aboot them

and GOOD GOD MAN! you have enough repus!? lol

Judge Ito

what happened to most of the post I had here with my old black truck???

Snufelupogus

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apparently the database got corrupted or something like that and jason had to restore it from the backup and the past couple days of posts were lost ah well...

BadAssRX-7

this wouldnt happen to be Gregory would it? kinda the mustard yellowish look

Tom93R1

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If they were all running then he would own > 1% of all REPU's on the road I bet.

Rotortuner

Ya if they all ran. Instead only 2 run and are in good condition the others are pretty much all parts. There is one or two that could be restored cus the rust isnt to bad. The trucks are fun but i kinda switched over to rx3 stuff last year, no i am big into those. I work on the rx3 more now than any thing else. If any one ever needs REPU parts just PM me. There are some things i like to hold onto but other stuff i would just rather get rid of it in order to make more room for working on stuff.

CJG

repuguru

No this is a friend of mine named Jason. He ran down in Senoia.
Are you talking about Gregory the Jamacian guy?

buzz

I am so dissappointed that the REPU was never sold in Australia. We do, however shoe-horn the rotors into darn near anything that will move including 13bT's into the early 1970's Mazda 1000 mini-trucks (we call them "ute's")... it's a snug fit but there are a couple getting around with one running very low 10's or hi 9's.
Datsun / Nissan 1200 utes are the pick of the whole bunch as they are the lightest of the lot ( the mazda 1000 has a seperate chassis and is a touch heavier), but structural integrity is..... "poor".

THere are a number of Toyota Hilux's with 13bt's, so too Mazda B series, both single and dual cabs. My '86 dual cab may well get a 13bT if finances allow.

On the RX Engineering website there is a 13bT Toyota Hiace van. way cool for a work car!

repuguru

Buzz do you happen to know where a pic of one of those little Mazda1000 trucks might be?

buzz

sorry about my tardyness - I don't check these forums all the time.
Here is the Pac Performance prepped Mazda 1000 ute - it ran a 9.6 at the SuperNats but I think it went 9.3 at the Jamboree




Here is a Datsun 1200 with a 13bT. He scrapped the numberplate on a launch and landed hard, damaging the chassis.

mx5rx7girl

Hey guys! Kool pics. I'm glad to see I'm not the only REPU nut! When I first heard of them, I had to have one. It is my first rotary vehicle. I chose this rare truck over an RX-7, though I will have an RX-7 too.

It took quite a while to find one, but I got a steal on it. A friend just happened to know a guy who had it. He's all in tact, original paint, engine and all. The only dent is the one you can see on the front driver's side quarter panel. He runs good and has all his emblems/grill in perfect condition. i still can't believe I found it right in Austin for a few hundred dollars!!

Edited to change the size of picture--it was way too big!

Jeff20B

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That's awesome!

mx5rx7girl

hmmm...I need to find out what is up with that emblem on the hood. I haven't seen one on any other REPUs. And mine doesn't say "ROTARY POWER" on the tailgate either...

Snufelupogus

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Hey mx5rx7girl... heres the repu forum, dunno if youve been there or not before, but here you go http://mazdarepu.com/

mx5rx7girl

Ya, they should know. thanx!

Rotorious7

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I have a butterscotch colored truck im thinking of selling.

Snufelupogus

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how much you wantin to sell it for?

repuguru

Hey Buzz I like the little "ute". It looks like an R100. I really like the big intercooler.

RepuGirl. I have never seen a REPU with any sorts of hood ornaments. I would guess that it was the attempt of the former owner to set theirselves apart from the crowd. Of course driving a REPU will do that by itself most of the time.

You also must have one of the few male REPU's in existence. All of mine have been "shes"...

Wankelguy

Hey Diane,

Being as your REPU came from Texas, you're lucky it didn't come with hood-mounted steer horns!

-WG