hi ppl

i have lying around a 13B PERIPHERAL PORT N/A motor and a celica 5 speed box, i was wondering how would i go with putting it into a 1200 ute?? would i have to cut the gearbox tunnel and would i need an rx3 or rx4 cross member..

I dont know anything about it but it sounds like a great idea.

check http://www.ausrotary.com

you should get an answer there (i can be bothered going thru everything)

but yes you will need to cut trans tunnel

do it, there good fun

It would be great in a 1200. peripheral ports are great. you shouldn't have to cut the tunnel much, only for the new shifter hole. most likely have to give it a bit of work with a hammer.

A rx 4 cross member would make it easy.

you will need a very large tunnel

rx4 crossmember wont be of any help in my opinion.. except for maybe the mounts

a big tunnel for a celica 5 speed?

rx4 cross member is good for working out the mounts.

so in other words a lot or work ahead of me...........i just want to use the cross member for the mounts..what would be the down side to using a rx3 c/member??

stupid question time..............how street legal do u think it would be in qld??????

Street legal? thats a question for an enginer.

i think any thing is possible, i know a mazda 1000 ute with a 13b in it with a mod plate in QLD.

you will never street legal a pp on any planet! it would never idle slow enough, smooth enough, or quiet enough to pass inspection.

as for your mods... speaking from experience, i have done it twice, 12a and 13b... they are extensive. 12a is easier as the motor is 20mm shorter. because of the design of the rotary getting engine to diff angle in a non-mazda car is difficult. the cross-member you will just have to experiement with once the tunnel is in and the motor and gearbox dummied up. i have just put my 12a in a way that i can use the original datsun mounts and braket.

yes you will need a large tunnel with any gearbox on a rotary in a 1200. unless you want to run a brutal engine angle. ive recessed my original 1200 crossmember to get the engine as low as possible (without modifyng the drag link), and ive used an auto stanza tunnel in mine.