Mazda 3 Rotor E30 Project

[Cronopoulos]

If she fits, she sits! Looks awesome!

[kameleon]

Nice conversion. Have only seen the black 13B E30 from New Zealand in early 2000.

Looking forward to updates.

[3rotore30]

Spent a good 8 hours under the car today trying to get shit to fit, transmission wont go up high enough as it's hitting against the tunnel, more than likely have to change it for a manual or powerglide.

Front sway bar is in the way of the sump so have cut the sump for better clearance, inlets and outlets to the power steering rack also foul against the block so more than likely no more power steering. I think my biggest issue will be trying to get the motor to sit low enough in the engine bay. I don't really want to but I may have to cut / trim the standard engine cross member to get it low enough.

I also have a Toyota V12 sitting in the car port too, I might see how that will fit in the engine bay as it has a front sump and engine mounts are in about the right spot too.

I guess if this stuff was easy then a few more people would have done it by now...

[Massimo]

Spent a good 8 hours under the car today trying to get shit to fit, transmission wont go up high enough as it's hitting against the tunnel, more than likely have to change it for a manual or powerglide.

Front sway bar is in the way of the sump so have cut the sump for better clearance, inlets and outlets to the power steering rack also foul against the block so more than likely no more power steering. I think my biggest issue will be trying to get the motor to sit low enough in the engine bay. I don't really want to but I may have to cut / trim the standard engine cross member to get it low enough.

I also have a Toyota V12 sitting in the car port too, I might see how that will fit in the engine bay as it has a front sump and engine mounts are in about the right spot too.

I guess if this stuff was easy then a few more people would have done it by now...

There is a guy on the forum with a E46 M3 engine swapped E30 M3. He has a custom cross member ill see if I can find it somewhere.

V12's have been done before just google it. Though weight balance is kinda out the window lol.

Are you still considering dry sump to solve a lot of those issues.

edit found a picture

[Kershaw]

wow. that is fucking awesome.

so my 13b is kind of on the way out in my rx8. you thinking you'll be needing that spare motor?.......... i'd love to do a 20b swap into my rx8.

[AUS325IS]

Hey mate nice project there are a few e30 13b powered cars here in melbourne there was 1 around 10 years ago at auto salon it had custom plates but can't remmeber what they were it was a gunmetal coloured one with metal bumpers

Also on fullboost there was a video with a black e30 with a rotor in it

[SamE30e]

My dick just moved...

[OniKyan]

I also have a Toyota V12 sitting in the car port too, I might see how that will fit in the engine bay as it has a front sump and engine mounts are in about the right spot too.

Toyota V12? 1GZFE?

[3rotore30]

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[Massimo]

13b's are boring, sound shit and don't make the torque the 20b does.

that's an interesting set up with the control arms and steering rack. still really want to use the 20b but don't really care at the moment. the main issue for me is getting the engine to sit low enough in the engine bay, EVERYTHING is in the way. i don't want to front mount the block either as it will crack the end plates. i have to retain the standard engine mount location on the 20b to be able to use it. i really really want to keep the auto too and even that hardly fits as it is...

yes, 1gzfe. will see how it fits in the bay and report back when the rain clears.

Why not mod the trans tunnel a little? Shit ant going to be legal anyways. Yeh those control arms are $1200 for a pair. If you are good a fabing then make a low mounting cross brace, as they say where there is a will there is a way dude.

[dirtysix]

Pics dont work for me :(

Really wanna see it too, reckon it's a top idea.

[3rotore30]

its legal in qld. even spoke to a engineer that does mod plates and he gave me the okay.

[Massimo]

its legal in qld. even spoke to a engineer that does mod plates and he gave me the okay.

Really. Dam you queenslanders!!!!!

[3rotore30]

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[Massimo]

Close enough. lol