Anyone have a link or info on converting a 12a or a 13b to a carb and running no computer or emisions? Just engine, header, alternator, distributor. Gathering information for putting a 12a or a 13b into a 74 VW Karmann Ghia. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated

 

All 12a's are carb'ed (in the US). My '83 GSL has no computer, no emissions (rat's nest), ect... you can check my sig or my website for some pics. http://www.3rdhour.com/gallery/rx7

You may want to check into the archive pages on the top of each generation section and do a search through the fourm to see what comes up as well.

-Error402

 

Way back when, I remember hearing about guys putting 12a's in 914's.

Yup! get yourself a 12a out of a 1st Gen RX-7.

Sounds like a GREAT project. Keep us posted!

 

Ghia's are sweet cars and a rotary would make it scream!! Man thats a good idea but damn i bet its gonna be a bitch to mount in that car. Good luck and keep us updated.

 

I know it's not a Karmann Ghia, but DAMN is it cool.

 

go with a 13b weber combo

 

Kennedy Engineering Products makes an adaptor to mate a rotary to a VW transaxle
www.kennedyeng.com

 

Ohh man.. If I could put a rotary in a Bug, I would actually love to own one!!!!
Do a turbo 13b in a 53 oval window bug.... holy **** that would be awsome!!!

 

So would a bridgy 12a, too bad the idle would blow the sleeper look.

 

I wouldn't want to be the one figuring out how and where to mount that radiator for a rotary.

 

It seems that there are more 13b's than 12a's out there for sale. That is the reason I was leaning more towards a 13b. As for the radiator I was going to mount it in the front tire well. The ghia has 2 large vent holes in the nose for fresh air. And I was going to cut the backside of the tire area to vent the air out. With the help of 2 electric fans. The area will be completely sealed so the air has to travel through the radiator and out. As for the oil cooler I was going to mount it to the front of the torsion bar. I am still searching on the electrical for a 13b. The Kennedy adaptor plate is 400.00 and that part is already covered. It should be a screamer because the ghia only weighs 1800lbs. And as an extra added bonus I could have real heat and air conditioning. But that would be much later down the road. Thanks for all the help and I will keep everyone posted.

 

Hehehehe....in an old bug you could open the front luggage hood/compartment and just have it there. Open all the time.

-Error402

 

Heck, if you're going to put a rotary in a bug, why not rotate it 180 degrees to a mid-engined config (where the "back seats" used to be) and use twin mini-rads on either side of the engine - Porsche Boxter parts, there.

This would give you great weight distribution and front-and-rear cargo space - not to mention a handy shelf behind the seats for subs

 

Cause if you use the VW tranny, you'd end up with four reverse gears and a single forward gear.

 

Trannys get rotated all the time. The tranny in a DeLorean was a 180 degree rotation of the one from the Renault Alpine. Several kit cars and weekend racers use porsche and VW kits turned 180 degrees to propel mid-engine designs. You simply add an extra gear to the input shaft to reverse the power coming in.