I am looking for a few people to meet up with in the atlanta area. I know of a few people who would also tag along. I am about an hour south of Atlanta but i make the drive normally. I'm looking for others who enjoy the car even though i'm a newbee with an 83" first gen.

 

Hey man, welcome to the boards. We typically meet every thursday @ the varsity on North Avenue.

There are autocrosses too, which a very few of us compete in (come on guys, join up) in Cordele (http://mgascca.org) and in atlanta (gwinette co. fairgrounds and turner field) (http://atl-scca.org).

 

So you're in Forsyth or Macon?

 

Neither, im about 5 min south of griffin.

 

Yeah just come out to the Varsity on a thursday that we are there, usually the first thursday of the month but since the weather is getting alot better we are thinking about doing every thursday now. Just keep checking back on here to see.

l8r
Jeremy

 

~Zach

 

When on thursday do you guys meet? I go to Tech, so I just have to walk over. I'm very interested in learning more about rx-7's.

 

we usually get there around 7 and stay till 10 or later.

 

why would you walk over? we want to see your car!

 

My car is in Alpharetta, and it is a non-rotary, unfortunately. I'm trying to gather enough info to make rebuilding a FD a viable summer project, possibly into a school project, if my senior project goes like I want.

 

You must be an ME major.

 

Yup. After reading about why the 13b fails so much, I've been thinking about doing a project on making a motor that has a comprable lifespan to a piston motor. Or making a hydrogen burning one that gets decent power. I know Mazda made a hydrogen/gas Renesis motor, but I think I could make it do better than 90hp and 90ft-lbs. Especially if a few of my buds worked with me.

 

you sound exactly like a lower classman at Tech. All these hopes of an incredible senior project with huge success and incredible results. HAHA. Been there, gone through it all, it ain't happening. And if you did want to do it, an FD would not be the way to go. Unless you or your parents are made of money. Come check out the cars, enjoy em, and maybe one day you will have one. But don't expect to engineer the solution to all of the rotaries problems. Have you even worked on a car before, or a rotary for that matter? I've heard it all before.

 

Actually, I'll be a Senior next semester at Tech. I have worked extensively on my old BMW. The idea is far from a reality, it is merely an avenue I am looking into. As far as rotary experience, I readily admit I have next to none. Hence, I am learning what I can. I have been talking with a few of my profs about my options for a senior project, and the idea of a hydrogen (or longer lasting) rotary was discussed. Since enthusiasts tend to work more on their cars themselves, I thought they would be the best source of real-world information concerning what fails and where in common rotary motors. As far as the cost goes, my folks are not allocating any funds, nor have they the years I have been at Tech. I have worked my way from the ground up. I can understand your assumption, though, considering all the moronic kids tooling around in M3's and whatnot. As for myself, the high cost is a factor in this project, but not an insurmountable one. I fully expect to see costs above 35k. I am a rotary n00b, I fully admit, but I am not some dumb kid with no clue of the problems facing me.

 

If you believe you really want to do it, go talk to one of the professors at Tech. His name is Dr. Shelton, Sam Shelton, and he taught the class on Internal Combustion engines last semester. One of his passions in his earlier years was rotaries, and he spent a considerable amount of university money buying motors and parts and testing them. I actually own one of the motors he used to toy with. It was in perfect shape till he gave it to one of my friends who left it out in the weather. He tried to fix the reliability problems on a rotary, as well as the fuel consumption. You could learn alot from talking to him.
Please don't spend 35k building an FD or reworking a rotary. Buy a nice FD instead, save yourself some time and energy, and then add performance parts. Too many people make that mistake. Find Dr. Shelton, he will set you on the right track.

 

Shelton, eh? I was looking more into the material side of things, talking with Paredis and Sanders. I'll look him up; thanks for the info.