I've been driving an RX8 for a year or so now, and am really enjoying the feel, sound, and strangely positioned power of a rotary engine.
I also got a bit of a rat rod bug when i went down to the charlotte auto fair this year.
Some time ago (possibly under the influence of alcohol) the ideas stuck together in my head, and i can't get them apart (i confess, i haven't tried very hard). I want to make a Rotary Rat Rod... a RotRod.
I'm hoping to buy 90s s-10 soonish, for the frame (and hopefully to help me lug the parts around until i sacrifice it) Ideally an international or chevy pickup for the cab, super short (or no) bed.
I have a feeling that this will be an awesome rod, i can't figure out how to deal with the exhaust though. Just headers is definitely a cool look, but with a rotary engine people would need ear plugs to stand in the same county as it, especially with the peripheral port it has in my dreams. But aside from increasing the number of locals with hearing impairment: a rotary only has 1 set of headers and 1 header pipe per housing. So i'd be looking at 1 big pipe, or 2-3 small-ish pipes. I can't really come up with a way to make that look awesome.
Any thoughts, suggestions, or hatemail for heracy?
-Kevin
I also got a bit of a rat rod bug when i went down to the charlotte auto fair this year.
Some time ago (possibly under the influence of alcohol) the ideas stuck together in my head, and i can't get them apart (i confess, i haven't tried very hard). I want to make a Rotary Rat Rod... a RotRod.
I'm hoping to buy 90s s-10 soonish, for the frame (and hopefully to help me lug the parts around until i sacrifice it) Ideally an international or chevy pickup for the cab, super short (or no) bed.
I have a feeling that this will be an awesome rod, i can't figure out how to deal with the exhaust though. Just headers is definitely a cool look, but with a rotary engine people would need ear plugs to stand in the same county as it, especially with the peripheral port it has in my dreams. But aside from increasing the number of locals with hearing impairment: a rotary only has 1 set of headers and 1 header pipe per housing. So i'd be looking at 1 big pipe, or 2-3 small-ish pipes. I can't really come up with a way to make that look awesome.
Any thoughts, suggestions, or hatemail for heracy?
-Kevin