Rotary build... AKA my midlife crisis :p

[Dualist]

Got my scavenge pump the other week, finally got around to looking at what direction it goes in and if it can turn the other way... i.e. the correct way. Bloody thing needs to have a belt forced against it as I can't wrap it around the proper way, either that or I mount it nose end on to the alternator, which will look even more shite

It's a pace products unit with two 1.25" rotors so plenty of flow.



And today I finally picked up my laser cut ali plates (not cheap), pump will fit on the side and the return will go from the front on the other side and feed the original oil pump...

Sucky side...



Return side..

[Dualist]

More..



I'm planning on making little channels so when I accelerate all the oil should flow to the passageways..





I have this week off and was hoping to get this machined up but I've just found out that I've now got to go to Scotchland for 3 days as the gf has suddenly got the week off too, balls

[Stot]

Originally Posted by Dualist

...I've just found out that I've now got to go to Scotchland for 3 days as the gf has suddenly got the week off too, balls

Last time me and my gf did that I came back married! When you get to Gretna, keep driving!

Cheers
Stot

[flyerncle]

Always wondered how they kept the epitrochoidal's inside and know I know

[ceebmoj]

I take it you are going to machine groves in to the plates to suck the oil out to the holes? do you have any drawings or have you mocked it all up? i'm interested in using a rotary engine in my build

[Dualist]

Yeah, I'm gonna machine the grooves on both plates and also a little bit more out of the base too. Both plates were laser cut (though look a bit rough).
Here's a pic of the autocad drawing (viewed from underneath) I did just for my working out, I've plotted it out 1:1 so I can save time marking out on the plates to machine the paths, pointless doing it on a cnc as I've kept it pretty simple.
Though I may change the infeed to just a straight track