Re: [T3] Fuel to Carb Conversion ?

["Robert Hornstein" <rsh3585@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>Hi all:

I've had this Squareback Since 1990 and It was Fuel Injected up until a 
engine swap in December 1995.
The Engine swap came with an after-market Solex-kit in place and working.  
I've always missed the performance of the stock FI.  I've juust done a Weber 
ict Conversion, thinking now that I should have gone to a stock T3 set-up.  
I needed only the stock manifolds, carbs rebushed and change to 12 volt 
chokes.

There are two versions of the ict manifolds that I've seen; with a cable 
linkage the manifolds have vacuum ports, I'm not sure if the carbs are 
facing in the same direction.  If you get a newer kit with a 
crossbar-linkage then the manifolds will need to be drilled and tapped for 
vacuum ports.

I got lucky in that the Manifolds I had on the car had the vacuum ports and 
the icts were a bolt up, I did need to clearance the cooling tin at the oil 
cooler.  A light touch with a ball-peen hammer, does the trick.  With the 
fuel pump I'm using I needed to move the fuel filter out of the way of the 
throttle arm.
You'll need to tap the second cross-linkage mounting-bracket hole in each 
carb and shorten the mounting bolts for those holes or use washers to get 
the bolts to go deep enough to tighten against the linkage mounting-bracket. 
 To get the throttle arm to tighten against the crossbar I cut a slot 
through the top of the throttle-arm.

Don't need to loosen one manifold to get the crossbar in: JUST LOOSEN THE 
FRONT BRACKET MOUNTING BOLT AND TAKE THE REAR  BRACKET MOUNTING BOLT OUT TO 
SWING THE BRACKET AWAY FROM THE CROSSBAR.

There is clearance for a crankcase breather elbow but, you'll need to make a 
hole in the air cleaner for it.
Car runs great but, I'll aways miss the fuel injection.  If I ever have to 
do another automatic I'll go with the stock-carb set-up, Nothing fits like 
factory.  The oil-bath aircleaner fits so well.
Bob

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