for a RAnger. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=290077744847 No idea how much work to have it fit in a REPU but interesting. Bruce...
I was perplexed about the Wankel rotary engine. I could not understand why it does not perform the same as the piston engine...The Mazda rotary engine has a...
There is a new website in town: Japanese Nostalgic Car <http://www.japanesenostalgiccar.com/index.cgi> - check it out, well worth taking a look at! It's not...
There is an interesting article this month in Classic and Sports Car magazine about the Toyota 2000GT, a rear end pic of which is bannered across this web site...
I mentioned awhile back that my 74 REPU has a few bad rust areas. One is the pillars at the front of the cab where the door hinges bolt on. I have searched...
Dear Bruce: Thank you for the update. If nothing else, I will make some extra efforts at rust-proofing and cleaning on the front pillar areas, since mine are...
I would think that a talented and dedicated metal worker/restoration specialist could get 'er done for you... just a question of cost, 'natch. And, of course,...
Yeah I was planning on pulling some from a ford courier bone yard. Part of restoring rarer classics is learning to improvise, build yourself, or learn the...
I think one way to prevent this is to make sure to have the splash / mud guards installed ..... from any manufacturer. It keeps this area from getting ...
Item # 180095845916 Located in Marysville, WA. 80K miles $52.5K Buy It Now, or Best Offer (!) Seller offering travel expenses to buyer... One of 8 (eight)...
New memeber here, I just bought a 75 repu, super clean, 41, 800 original miles! Bought off a 91 old lady, sold it cause she cannot steer it any longer due to...
Nice! Congrat's on the score! Manual or automatic? Let's see some pic's... ... original miles! Bought off a ... illness and no power steering, ... button...
Hi all. I am new to the group and have not had a chance to search the site yet. Has anyone built or know of a newer 1988 b2200 with a rotary in it? I have a...
Chuck, you'll want to get in touch with Dan Atkins; he has one, and he also owns Atkins Rotary, in Puyallup, WA. I think their website is www.atkinsrotary.com...
Hey thanks I know of Atkins I just didn't think of him. I have been to his web site as well. Thanks for the input. Chuck ... We won't tell. Get more on shows...
I read lots of things need to be fab'd, the rear end gear ratio needs to be changed, gas mileage sucks and if you go EFI or turbo the electronics are a...
This is one of the first Wankel engines, currently on display at the Neckersulm Audi museum (thanks Kurt for the pic !) It looks like a DKM-54 to me. Some...
That's a lot like early radial engines for airplanes, which rotated with the propeller, and required all pilot input to be offset by a 1/4 turn on the stick....
those were not radial engines they were know as rotary engines and the straight crankshaft was the machine gun barrel ... Ahhh...imagining that irresistible...
That's true, I think. I saw that on a PBS show about the Red Baron. It turns out that the Sopwith Camel was no easy thing to fly. -Murf -- /s/ Robert D....