LOL, I guess I did get a bit carried away there. I guess when the price gets above a certain point I think of it as an investment rather than just a purchase....
No, not yet, but I have my own welder. If I could get a drawing, I could probably make pans for Speedwell. I have two stock pans with good rails. I still have...
A bit brisk outside, but we were finally able to give our XI it's first drive this morning. Although we were only out for about 15 minutes, we received more...
Congrats Tom! Don't run it in though. We're buried in snow up here in MN. It'll be a while I'm afraid. This is when I long for a heated garage to work in! ...
... I figured as much... Pictures and a single video are now on the site. If you look closely, you will note the side screens are not attached yet, and neither...
Congratulations, Tom!! The first American-built Series 2 W-11 takes to the highway!! Now to finish it off, tidy up the loose ends and put some miles on it. Are...
Congratulations, Tom!! The first American-built Series 2 W-11 takes to the highway!! Now to finish it off, tidy up the loose ends and put some miles on it. Are...
I was just browsing thru Factory Five Racing web page and I found this. http://www.factoryfive.com/table/whatsnew/specials/discountdepot/disdepot.html 15"...
I have been asked to help put together a couple of Factory 5 cars, and found them to be of pretty low quality. Not dangerous engineering, but low build...
... MotoLita is better. ... I got a "vintage" 12" black leather Moto-Lita on British eBay. When I went to order a mounting boss they said that they hadn't sold...
The steering is not that quick. I have a 12". Works fine. It also allows more room for people with longer legs. The car is not twitchy at all. In the canyons,...
LOL Only had it on the road for a week and already you want more power!!! I too have heard of the possibly mythical rotary XI, but have never seen a photo....
Mike, About 3 years ago, I saw, but did not study, a bug-eye which had been equipped with a Mazda rotary engine. As I recall, it used the original bug-eye...
A modern replacement engine for the A-series would do no harm at all. Don't the Mazda's come in single, twin and triple rotor flavor? Of course they were all...
There were a number of problems, not the least of which were tip seals and fuel consumption in those pre fuel injection days. As it is, rotary engines are the...
This was actually a fairly popular choice in the '80's. I saw one in CA and it was very tidy. I heard of others as well. With basic porting, the 13B can put...
A problem with the rotary engine is the amount of noise it makes, even in a track car. You will need a lot of muffling to keep it street legal. The turbo...
You can put a pretty big muffler on the Westfield. I looked into a Mazda conversion a while ago, and found that there really was no reason that it couldn't...
To answer Michael's question - it's not for me! I've seen successful Mazda RX7 conversions of an MG Midget, so I know it can be done to the XI. Basically you...
If you're looking for more power in a compact and efficient form are there any coversions that might work with a motor cycle engine? There are water cooled...
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the bike engines (of any worth) are also too tall without chopping up the XI's bonnet - even tilted. There is greater...
Take a look at this web site... http://www.spritespot.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=13&sid=f0e964e5ce1da949ceb888e9f0b6a0b2 Lots of folks stuffing all sorts of...
The bike engines already have a sequential transmission. They need a right angle drive for the drive shaft, and a reversing transmission. That said, they are...
... get your running gear (rear ... I think forced induction might be the cheapest way to an A-series with 125hp. I would love to see if there was clearance at...
