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RE: Rotary Engine - was Towing

To: Bobby Medus <jeepin@eatmydirt.com>,
Subject: RE: Rotary Engine - was Towing
From: Joe Short <buster_balz@operamail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 11:10:02 -0400
Grassroots Motorsports magazine just did a series of articles about installing 
a 13B rotary engine in a spitfire. They did a lot of work, but the car is 
beautiful. They have a website at www.grmotorsports.com

Joe
'75 B Roadster

>===== Original Message From Bobby Medus <jeepin@eatmydirt.com> =====
>I don't know if this is exactly what you are looking for but I ran across 
this
>page the other day.  Some guy in Ca. dropped a mazda rx rotary in his LBC.
>
>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Track/5864/mg12a.html
>
>James Nazarian Jr wrote:
>
>> GRM featured a rotaty B a few months ago it was done by a guy in PA.  If
>> you want a little more info let me know but there was very little detail
>> in the article.
>>
>> James Nazarian
>> '71 B roadster
>> '74 BGT with no sills
>> '63 Buick 215 eyeing another rolling chassis
>>
>> On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Kai M. Radicke wrote:
>>
>> > Okay that is three times you misspelled it so I'll help you out...
>> >
>> > It is Wankel.  And as far as I know, someone has only done a Midget
>> > conversion.  There is also a company which specializes in Sprite / Midget
>> > rotary conversions...
>> >
>> > Grassroots Motorsports did a rotary powered TR Spitfire.
>> >
>> > Why you would want to do a rotary conversion on any LBC is beyond me... 
but
>> > whatever turns you on.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Kai M. Radicke -- kradick1@ic3.ithaca.edu
>> > '74 Triumph TR6 -- '66 MGB, both @home
>> >
>> > http://www.pil.net/~mowogmg/mgb/
>> > '66 MGB Forsale (Resto/Parts); Phila. PA
>> >


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