Barnhart wrote:

Tom Kendall came by today to look at the Super Rebel and show off

his new to

him 20b.

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     Tom,
      Would you share info on where the 20B was obtained?

    Kelly Troyer
    keltro@att.net

Tom Kendall replied:

Sure!  Got it from Japan Direct imports.  They operate out of North Carolina
importing "low milage" (but of course they don't say how low) engines direct
from Japan.  From the paperwork I got (a bill of sale), the engine came from
a '93 cosmo.

These guys have Bruce Turrentine give each of their engines the once-over
before putting them up for sale.  They come with a guarentee to start (for
what thats worth).

The price was a bit steep: $3750 plus shipping (an amazingly cheap $105).
What I got was a complete 20B twin turbo (no starting gear though...
ARRRRGH!).  Knowing that Mazda doesn't have any more 20B e-shafts, I figured
landing a couple of 12Bs and making my own wouldn't be worth the hassle if I
could get a complete 20B in reasonable shape.  At first I thought I would
re-use the stock turbo... now not so sure.  Paul has given me second
thoughts.

What kind of shape the engine is *really* in remains to be seen.  Once I get
these intake manifolds into production I'll strip down the engine and see
what's inside.

Speaking of intake manifolds:  all four runner core boxes complete, about
1/3 of the way done with the main pattern.  One more core box to go and I'll
be trotting the works down to the foundry for a trial run.

Here's the contact information for them:

Johnnie L. Morris -- Japan Direct
Providing Low Mileage/High Quality Japanese Engines & Transmissions
800-445-5981

 
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