Shot some pics of my car today

[GTSSportCoupe]

Nothing fancy really. Would be great if I'd get around to having the rust fixed one of these days.



















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[brianp]

Nice! Did you do the EFI conversion too, or is that just the weber carb?

[GTSSportCoupe]

Nice! Did you do the EFI conversion too, or is that just the weber carb?

It's just a Weber. EFI is probably more desirable than a Weber, but the Weber is an easier install, and does work just great. I"d really like to install a mild cam upgrade. I still want good mid-range, but gaining some power up top would be really nice. Maybe a mild porting job is in order too. Heh, and doing something about that aweful restrictive header...

[T-Bone]

wow, looks good. how hard was it to do that weber carb mod? i see you got rid of just about all of the extra vac stuff that can go wrong. does the weber carb run the same as the stock toyota one?

[GTSSportCoupe]

wow, looks good. how hard was it to do that weber carb mod? i see you got rid of just about all of the extra vac stuff that can go wrong. does the weber carb run the same as the stock toyota one?

Thanks for the nice comment. It was pretty easy to do the weber change over. There is lots of good documentation on this site. The main thing is to order the kit for the tercel wagon, and make sure you get the low profile air filter (doesn't normally come with the kit). The throttle linkage kit that comes with the carb is a little on the mickymouse side, but it works ok. The kit comes jetted correctly for the 3AC engine. It runs better than the stock toyota one, but probably uses a little more fuel than a good condition stock toyota carb. Also, the high idle when the choke is on disengages as soon as you hit the gas. So when you are driving with a cold engine, you have to feather the gas a bit to keep the engine running when you put the clutch in. All in all, I'm petty happy.

[T-Bone]

i see, where did you get the carb kit from? also, i take it you just removed all of the vac stuff because the new carb doesnt need it?

[GTSSportCoupe]

i see, where did you get the carb kit from? also, i take it you just removed all of the vac stuff because the new carb doesnt need it?

Bought the kit from Redline Weber USA. Yes, just remove the vac stuff to clean up the engine bay, and because it was no longer needed. Just need the vac line to the ignition advance.

[jetswim]

Good stuff! The rust doesn't seem too bad. I'd love to do the Weber one day for my Tercel. I did it for my VW Westfalia which actually had one carburator split into 2 with soooo many hoses it looked like a spaghetti factory. Once the weber was on it looked like a different engine and come tune-up time(every 3000 miles) I didn't have to sync the carbs! The throttle linkage is also pretty mickey mouse too but it works (like you said). I'll post some photo's of it one day. I think it's the same as the Tercel. It's a 32/36 DGAV I believe but I'd have to check for sure. I bought the Haynes manual that covers all Weber and Holly carbs if anyone needs info.

[Gasoline Fumes]

Would be great if I'd get around to having the rust fixed one of these days.

Don't wait too long, that rust isn't bad at all now.
Nice fog light switch.
Does that breather hose flow at all with that kink in it?

[sandshadow]

Nice looking, I'll use the pics as reference when I put my carb in. Did you find the manual worth purchasing?

T-bone:

I got my Weber kit from these guys: http://webercarbsdirect.com/

Here's the actual kit for our cars:http://webercarbsdirect.com/inc/pdetail?v=1&pid=471

It arrived last week. I should get my restrictor and filter this week.

[T-Bone]

sweet, thanks for the link. I am going to try and buy a weber carb as well. But the bad thing is right now I dont have $400 to drop on one so it will take a while for me to buy it (damn) .

[Aldavr6]

WHY THE WEBER FOR THE TERCEL IS THE 2ND MOST EXPENSIVE FOR THE TOYOTAS LISTED, WHEN THEIR PERFORMANCE IS NOT THT GREAT?

[takza]

You could put a steel spring inside that PCV line to take the kink out of it.

And a nice $40 fuel pressure regulator set down to 1 PSI might help your mileage...or might jsut end up being another do-dad?

The lack of spagetti is nice......

[sandshadow]

Hey GTSSportCoupe,

Do you know if that fuel inlet can be switched so it points to the passenger-side firewall instead of towards the head? It looks like the inlet's interchangeable with the plug, but I can't find any concrete information.

I mounted my pressure regulator on the firewall and the lines will be cleaner running into the side that's currently plugged.

[GTSSportCoupe]

Hey GTSSportCoupe,

Do you know if that fuel inlet can be switched so it points to the passenger-side firewall instead of towards the head? It looks like the inlet's interchangeable with the plug, but I can't find any concrete information.

I mounted my pressure regulator on the firewall and the lines will be cleaner running into the side that's currently plugged.

Hi sandshadow, I can't say for sure if it can be turned around or not. I could take a closer look when I get back from a work trip that I'm on right now. I've been in Oregon for the last couple weeks. Stuck in Eugene, Medford, and Portland. It's a nice state, but I really want to go home.