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Reliant Kittens??
dirth - 2/5/11 at 10:48 AM

I noticed a couple of old threads bike engine /cossie and Saab powered.

There was one done about 15 to 20 years ago which was Mazda Rotary powered,as a Rally Car..I've tried to get picture but none seem to exist, It was reasonably well pictured in Motoring News

John Gray or John Graham from Stranraer built it.

Any one got pictures?


and anyone considering using the older Rotor Motors?

You possibly wouldn't want to if it had an IDA Weber,(6 to 10 mpg)

spdpug98 - 2/5/11 at 11:49 AM

I can't help with pictures but I remember a Reliant Kitten at one of the Castle Combe Action Days many many moons ago, great bit of kit

T66 - 2/5/11 at 12:16 PM

I originally started looking at the Zcars Minis, then MKs/MNRs etc , and decided I wanted different.


Canada EH! - 2/5/11 at 03:03 PM

Sorry to hi-jack the thread, seems a lot of rotary stuff on here lately. There is or was a Maxda rotary powered Locost running slaloms here very well (too well). My son has just replaced the engine in his RX8, the transmission is from a Miata, and it will fit in a Locost tunnel.

dirth - 2/5/11 at 04:31 PM

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Maxda rotary powered Locost

Was it not an Aussie one?

I actually had an ex Rallycross Escort with a 13B (I think)Rotary connected to a Quaife Rocket box,Incredibly light but the fuel consumption ,
the later RX8 with injection would be a far better proposition

PS T66 ...yours is possibly more sensible than a locost, and nice to see a tidy bit of sheetmetal work ,