my rotary samurai rebuild
 

so is a 1986 Suzuki samurai with a 12a..... ok so i took over this project if you are going to critique the wheels please dont post i bought it with the wheels i dont know if i like them yet they are 20" wheels here is how i bought it:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...8069/jeep2.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3.../jeeeeeeep.jpg
So we started by taking out the eng to se what we were working with
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after opening up the eng i dont even know how it was running you got to love a 12a
the rotors and housing are no good not even the 3mm apex seals can fix them so if anyone know where i could get a hold of 1 12a housing and the rotors hit me up. i recived all the parts for the sami but there is still much work
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...9/IMG_0138.jpg
this harnest is worth less i bought one from ez wiring http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...9/IMG_0137.jpg
almost all cleaned up getting it ready fro paint
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the i removed the dash and all the wires
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...9/IMG_0145.jpg
i am replacing it with an all aluminum one just like this one
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...9/newdash3.jpg
this is the set up im going with:
12a half BP all seals replased with atkins (apex, side, and solid corner, 93 corner spring) replacing everything with new
stage 1 exedy clutch
with a holley 600
holley blue fuel pump
all new electronic gauges (found a place that would custom make the speedo sending unit)
the samurai had the rear end replaced with a dana 44 so i bought 4.55 ring and pinion with all new install kit
i will keep up dating the pictures

Man, this thing reminds me of a mini MB Galenwagen, you should do a front end conversion, it would be bad ass!

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....37_016_opt.jpg

COOL!! Can't wait to see more.

Awesome project, good luck with her.

That's cool! I didn't know anyone had ever done a swap like this, a rotary into a Samurai. Definitely keep us posted!

where you getting the dash from? ditch the wheels and get a lift and some nice wheels and tall tires....

Nice! Just wondering, where are you from? There's a couple guys here in MI with rotary-powered Samurais, one of them with a ported n/a something (not sure if it's 12A or 13B) and another with a 13Bt. Just wondering if you're somehow connected.
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If I'm not mistaken a rotary Samurai swap is pretty common in Puerto Rico. Those guys will throw a rotary engine in anything.

I'm not a fan of the wheels but I LOVE that dash! I'd love to make/get something like that for the RX-7 some day.

I'm getting the dash from petroworks.com I don't know anyone in that area whith the samurais on the picture but thoes are the wheels I was debating on puting on I like it time to trade wheels lol

Keep us posted on it and post vids of it running. Thanks for the link.

This is another good site this people make a custom speed sensor so you can use electronic seedometers *instead of mechanical www.speedometersolutions.com $98 shipped

today felt like christmas i got all my parts but the gauges which should be here tomorrow
the dash
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...9/IMG_0177.jpg
MSD coils
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racing beat mani
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speed sensor to switch from mechanical to electronic speedo
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holley 1850-2
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i also received the shipment from Atkins but every thing is wrapped and i dont want to open them till I'm ready to use parts i also received the holley blue fuel pump. i will be picking up the housing and rotor that i need tomorrow.

dude your car is sooo cool. I love the dash picture you posted up that's sick!

So I just found out that my lug pattern is 5x5.5 so there goes the idea of weld wheels might have to go with rock crawling wheels and street tires the 20s will have to do till I find a good option

the eng compartment is painted and the eng is closed pics up soon