1968 Viva HB was Rotary powered..now...

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JPB
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Re: 1968 Viva HB was Rotary powered..now...

#41 Post by JPB »

It just dawned on me that Terry was thinking about the Rover K series V6, which is known for being a sweet wee thing but also a sod to work on in its native application, across the nose of one of these:
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It's the Rover KV6 that lives in the pro rallying Dolomite I referred to and a very good job it does too, being mounted north-south so easy to work on when it goes into meltdown.

Good choice that Mazda motor though, I've never heard of a broken one of those and man, does it look good in there! 8-)
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Richard Moss
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Re: 1968 Viva HB was Rotary powered..now...

#42 Post by Richard Moss »

Practically everyone seems to claim that their engines were designed by Porsche, Lotus or Cosworth :)
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Re: 1968 Viva HB was Rotary powered..now...

#43 Post by rich. »

it looks like the engine bay was designed for it..
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Re: 1968 Viva HB was Rotary powered..now...

#44 Post by TerryG »

Worst case scenario if you do make a mess you could always just cover it in black plastic like all the big manufacturers do ;)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: 1968 Viva HB was Rotary powered..now...

#45 Post by SirTainleyBarking »

TerryG wrote:Worst case scenario if you do make a mess you could always just cover it in black plastic like all the big manufacturers do ;)

Ahem, for a Viva, the truly authentic would use the same vinyl as is used on the roof!
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