tassy74ida Commited Dubber
58 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Hi guys would like to talk to anyone who has completed the rotary conversion. Specifically want to talk about how you went about the cooling system etc. cheers
12A rotary conversion?
Pattison Seriously Crusin Dubber
112 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·
Hey
I have a 12a mild port in my Beach Buggy road car. Radiator is mounted under the front bonnet. Used an EL falcon aluminium rad with twin thermos. Oil cooler is mounted up front off the front bumper.
Air is ducted into the bonnet using a STI bonnet scoop and hot air exit underneath the car.
If I was doing a conversion on a beetle I would mount the radiator in the spare wheel well and duct air from underneath the front apron to pressurise one side of the radiator to force air through and mount a thermo fan to keep thing cool when in traffic. Unfortunately there is no way around removing some sheet metal and you will need to seal up the front of the radiator against the bonnet when it is closed. Mount oil cooler upfront. Run water pipes down each side of the chassis and run a additional single pipe to house and run hydrolic hoses to the front for the oil cooler.
Cheers Rel
I have a 12a mild port in my Beach Buggy road car. Radiator is mounted under the front bonnet. Used an EL falcon aluminium rad with twin thermos. Oil cooler is mounted up front off the front bumper.
Air is ducted into the bonnet using a STI bonnet scoop and hot air exit underneath the car.
If I was doing a conversion on a beetle I would mount the radiator in the spare wheel well and duct air from underneath the front apron to pressurise one side of the radiator to force air through and mount a thermo fan to keep thing cool when in traffic. Unfortunately there is no way around removing some sheet metal and you will need to seal up the front of the radiator against the bonnet when it is closed. Mount oil cooler upfront. Run water pipes down each side of the chassis and run a additional single pipe to house and run hydrolic hoses to the front for the oil cooler.
Cheers Rel
bugzla Custom Title Time!
1,164 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·
had the cooler at the back and worked well without the extended oil lines
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
You can basically use the same techniques that are used on any conversion, Subaru etc. Steer away from rear mounted radiators