jcstuckinmuck
Daily Driver
So here begins the work first stage of the conversion, if i have missed anything or overlooked anything please let me know
we start by removing the old carb and compoments
I brought new gaskets and installed the new inlets to the engine, i am using the standard carb head here, which does not have the notching for the injectors,but iam told it should work ok, just an intresting note the l-jetronic injection will inject the fuel with is pulsed from the coil and the ecu will turn the signal into a sqaure wave and devide it by two for the complete rotation of the crank, so that fuel is injected if the inlet valve is open or not, meaning the fuel is sitting in the manifold for the nex induction stroke.
Next there thermostat housing is removed as it does not have the provision for the fi compoments
here is one suppled from a member on this site
and the new unit fitted with the sensors in place, note that the aux air valve sensor is also in the housing as the head on the carb version does not have a provision for it
The exhaust on the fi models have a cat fitted but here i could only get the standard carb version new, so i drilled the hole in the new exhaust and foun a nut for the O2 sensor to fit, ive ground the nut down and welded it into place, just needs a clean and paint in silver VHT paint
Now the fuel rail has its turn, all old o rings removed and the painful task of getting the old pipes off as the rubber has gone brittle
new rail and injector piles fitted with correct 7.5mm high pressure pipe,note ive added extra length of supply hose as ian not using the inlet fitting, it is going straight to the filter
so now iam at this stage iam looking for the fuel filter bracket and clamp which i belive goes in the coner by the strut area, i have the replacement filter as per spec, i will update the progress.
we start by removing the old carb and compoments
I brought new gaskets and installed the new inlets to the engine, i am using the standard carb head here, which does not have the notching for the injectors,but iam told it should work ok, just an intresting note the l-jetronic injection will inject the fuel with is pulsed from the coil and the ecu will turn the signal into a sqaure wave and devide it by two for the complete rotation of the crank, so that fuel is injected if the inlet valve is open or not, meaning the fuel is sitting in the manifold for the nex induction stroke.
Next there thermostat housing is removed as it does not have the provision for the fi compoments
here is one suppled from a member on this site
and the new unit fitted with the sensors in place, note that the aux air valve sensor is also in the housing as the head on the carb version does not have a provision for it
The exhaust on the fi models have a cat fitted but here i could only get the standard carb version new, so i drilled the hole in the new exhaust and foun a nut for the O2 sensor to fit, ive ground the nut down and welded it into place, just needs a clean and paint in silver VHT paint
Now the fuel rail has its turn, all old o rings removed and the painful task of getting the old pipes off as the rubber has gone brittle
new rail and injector piles fitted with correct 7.5mm high pressure pipe,note ive added extra length of supply hose as ian not using the inlet fitting, it is going straight to the filter
so now iam at this stage iam looking for the fuel filter bracket and clamp which i belive goes in the coner by the strut area, i have the replacement filter as per spec, i will update the progress.