rotarys in bugs in aus who has one

wacked1 · 2006-07-04T05:14:08+00:00

all i want to know is whos got one and what do they go like. my bother wants one. and don't wanna hear all the BS about ej20's and how much better they are. cheers ron

seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 14 Aug 2006, 2:35 am

#522155

how about some gear box details on this beast

I hate rotors but I can live with the speed of this thing

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 14 Aug 2006, 8:54 am

#522199

Baja Wes wrote:That's not a reason. You can register a bug as an ICV, so long as it meets all the ADR requirements.

Just like you can register a long wheel base buggy as a modified production vehicle (rebodied LH5/LH6 so only the body needs to meet the new ADR's) or an ICV where the whole car needs to meet the ADR's.

I am aware of the 'loopholes' in the current Qld legistaltion/CoP compare dto NSW's, but any engineer who is willing to risk his career by registering a 1970s Bug body as conforming to current ADRs is an idiot.

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 14 Aug 2006, 8:56 am

#522200

newoldmanx wrote:
VWCOOL wrote:Yeah they used to be cool two decades ago but with the availability of WRX engines in teh last 10-15 years, that's a more reliable and sensible way to go these days

[ Edited on 10-7-2006 by VWCOOL ]
imho getting a kombi to run 12.01 cannot be done with a wrx engine but maybe in two decades or so it'll get somewhere close:kiss the quickest cars up here sunny coast are all rotors id love to put one in a manx but i rekon it'd be scary even at 120-130kph

[ Edited on 13-8-2006 by newoldmanx ]

12-second WRXs are a dime a dozen where I come from. Can't be too hard to get a lighter Kombi going that quick!

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Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 14 Aug 2006, 10:20 am

#522211

I am aware of the 'loopholes' in the current Qld legistaltion/CoP compare dto NSW's, but any engineer who is willing to risk his career by registering a 1970s Bug body as conforming to current ADRs is an idiot.

As long as you modify it to meet current ADR's your fine. The sharpbuilt and Iguana buggies both have to meet current ADR's on the body. Making an existing body meet them is easier than making a fibreglass body meet them.

Out of interest, I recently saw a Suzuki Sierra with a V8 in it that was registered as an ICV. It was very wild and somewhat dodgy.

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71superbug The Itch Itcher

1,184 posts · joined May 2004 · 14 Aug 2006, 7:16 pm

#522353

vwcool that is a 12.01. basically an "11 second car" as people would state.

also consider the aerodynamics of a brick...theres ya kombi. i remember he was making some huige power with a 13bt and only running high 12's? or low 13's?

not as easy as you would think.

no denying rotarys kick arse.

neil, if it was a 13bt i would.

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newoldmanx Wolfsburg Wizard

468 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 17 Aug 2006, 7:33 pm

#523740

[vw cool

12-second WRXs are a dime a dozen where I come from. Can't be too hard to get a lighter Kombi going that quick! [/quote]
ha ha ha yeah ok your right 12 second kombis are everywhere "cant be that hard" my gut hurts everyones a comedian i suppose we will see a couple of yours at willowbank vw drag day comon "cant be that hard " mate 12 second rotors were a dime a dozen in 1970's 10 second rotors are a dime a dozen nowdays i will no longer argue this point sorry for hijacking this thread i hope you can apreciate this needed to be said i rekon a rotor in a bug is an awsome idea good luck a bloke called doug rogers at rotormax can help ill try to get his number

[ Edited on 17-8-2006 by newoldmanx ]

its just a car for f*%k sake

buzdak Learner Dubber

4 posts · joined May 2005 · 18 Aug 2006, 7:21 pm

#524075

have got 65 beetle 12at in build .reg in nsw whithout turbo no worries.Put turbo on after easy.Rotarires arent dead and buried still produce bg hp.Who cares about fuel consumsion.If u are by a bicycle

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 18 Aug 2006, 7:30 pm

#524079

newoldmanx wrote:[vw cool

12-second WRXs are a dime a dozen where I come from. Can't be too hard to get a lighter Kombi going that quick!

ha ha ha yeah ok your right 12 second kombis are everywhere "cant be that hard" my gut hurts everyones a comedian i suppose we will see a couple of yours at willowbank vw drag day comon "cant be that hard " mate 12 second rotors were a dime a dozen in 1970's 10 second rotors are a dime a dozen nowdays i will no longer argue this point sorry for hijacking this thread i hope you can apreciate this needed to be said i rekon a rotor in a bug is an awsome idea good luck a bloke called doug rogers at rotormax can help ill try to get his number

[ Edited on 17-8-2006 by newoldmanx ] [/quote]

Err.. what is it you are trying to say?

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 18 Aug 2006, 7:35 pm

#524081

buzdak wrote:have got 65 beetle 12at in build .reg in nsw whithout turbo no worries.Put turbo on after easy.Rotarires arent dead and buried still produce bg hp.Who cares about fuel consumsion.If u are by a bicycle

Many JDM importers don't carry 1980s rotors any more. There are none remaining. As for your build, putting a turbo on after the car is engineered is...wellllll... don't crash unless you like playing Mummies and Daddies with Big Bubba

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newoldmanx Wolfsburg Wizard

468 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 18 Aug 2006, 7:53 pm

#524087

VWCOOL wrote:
newoldmanx wrote:[vw cool

12-second WRXs are a dime a dozen where I come from. Can't be too hard to get a lighter Kombi going that quick!
ha ha ha yeah ok your right 12 second kombis are everywhere "cant be that hard" my gut hurts everyones a comedian i suppose we will see a couple of yours at willowbank vw drag day comon "cant be that hard " mate 12 second rotors were a dime a dozen in 1970's 10 second rotors are a dime a dozen nowdays i will no longer argue this point sorry for hijacking this thread i hope you can apreciate this needed to be said i rekon a rotor in a bug is an awsome idea good luck a bloke called doug rogers at rotormax can help ill try to get his number

[ Edited on 17-8-2006 by newoldmanx ]

Err.. what is it you are trying to say? [/quote]ok just for you in laymans terms 1)if you think it "cant be that hard " to get a kombi to run 12's ----do it
2) big noting that "12sec wrx's are a dime a dozen" doesnt impress anyone as 10 second rotors are common place nowdays
3) you have obviously learned to read well done, next step is comprehention thats being able to understand what you have read no go back to the first post and read iit 3 times very slowly then come back here and read no 4
4) see the part about not wanting to hear about subies

its just a car for f*%k sake

ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 18 Aug 2006, 9:38 pm

#524135

I saw a really nice one at DOVW in Melbourne two years ago. Beautiful custom fabrication etc. Think the bug was blue?

13BVW Seriously Crusin Dubber

151 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 25 Aug 2006, 3:44 pm

#526609

i never liked vw's i hated rotaries
I now drive a rotary powerd vw
All I can say is it is a rush FUN FUN FUN
if the car is set up properly 200kph at the end of a dragstip feels great in a manx especially when the V8 is so far behind

13BVW 11.80@114mph