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New member from Brazil
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 3:35 am
by MACCHINA
Hi everyone!
I live in Brazil and I'm a rotary engine fan since middle 80's. Unfortunately Mazda have never sold rotary powered vehicles here and there are very few of them in our streets.
Last year I finally got to buy an engine. It's a mix: 13b housings, 12a plates (4 ported), rx8 rotors. I want to install it in a little old car and drive arround.
I hope you can help me, because I have many questions to ask.
Thank you!
Marcos.
Re: New member from Brazil
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:11 am
by ian65
Hi Marcos,
welcome to the forum
There's lots of helpful information and advice on here to help you get your engine installed and running. I got your message and will help if I can but our resident rotary engine guru is Tool and he knows much more about these engines than me...... he's the man to ask.
cheers,
Ian
Re: New member from Brazil
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:53 pm
by codge
Hi Marcos. This is a new angle......buy an engine then get a car to go with it. Good choice.
Welcome from me.
Codge (Dave)
Re: New member from Brazil
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:28 pm
by MACCHINA
ian65 wrote:Hi Marcos,
welcome to the forum
There's lots of helpful information and advice on here to help you get your engine installed and running. I got your message and will help if I can but our resident rotary engine guru is Tool and he knows much more about these engines than me...... he's the man to ask.
cheers,
Ian
Thank you, Ian!
For now everything is OK. I still didn't start the engine. But I want to get prepared for possible issues.
Thank you again.
Marcos.
Re: New member from Brazil
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:33 pm
by MACCHINA
codge wrote:Hi Marcos. This is a new angle......buy an engine then get a car to go with it. Good choice.
Welcome from me.
Codge (Dave)
Thank you, Dave!
I already bought the engine. I'll install it in a 78 Chevrolet Chevette (Brazil's one, similar to the Vauxhall, except for the lights).
I can't wait to start it...
Re: New member from Brazil
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:07 pm
by ian65
MACCHINA wrote:
I already bought the engine. I'll install it in a 78 Chevrolet Chevette (Brazil's one, similar to the Vauxhall, except for the lights).
I can't wait to start it...
check this out....
http://oldschool.co.nz/2011/forum/index ... -chevette/
Re: New member from Brazil
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:23 am
by MACCHINA
My Chevette.
Re: New member from Brazil
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:30 am
by MACCHINA
This NZ Chevette is nice!! I've seen it before and I tried to get some information from the site.
Thank you for the help.
Re: New member from Brazil
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:10 am
by TOOL
That's a UK Chevette. Alex built it while he was here.
That was before I knew him though.
Re: New member from Brazil
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:23 am
by ian65
I like the front end on the Brazil Chevette..... got a touch of the early Firebird going on.