Finally Finished

[calicolorado]

That looks fantastic, especially the Lynx w/DCOE! I'd love to have that setup, but I think I'll be happy with the Weber 38/38 once I get mine put back together. I'd imagine it screams...

[audi666]

wow car looks great.

very clean!

[bluedevils]

That lynx manifold looks really nice. Was it easy to set it up, electric choke? How is the performance?

[Manuel]

Nicely done! Excellent color combo.

[tim2002]

I went with the Lynx manifold and 45DCOE from TEP. It is a manual choke setup. It runs pretty well out of the box but it needs some fine tuning. I think it will be strong once the engine has a little time and the tuning is complete.

[beast02er]

I always wonder how people do stuff like this in 18 months! I found when I was a student, I had time but no money, now that I've been working full time, I have money but no time........

Curious about the wiring, did you just strip all the old wiring out and install the kit? Was it fairly straight forward as far as hooking everything up? Or did you have to make slight modifications etc?

I am most likely going to go that route for my Cortina project car, but I also have had an electrical parasite in my 2002 since i've owned it (10 years now) that has resulted in many battery replacements! If it is pretty easy and doesn't end up looking messy, I might consider ripping the old wiring out and using it!

Also, do you like that Lynx set-up? I've always wondered about it, but have never quite got up the guts to get rid of my DCOE's for a single.

Great car BTW!

-Bryan

red73

[tim2002]

I did rip out all of the old wiring but kept most of the connectors to the light switch, ignition, signals, wipers, etc. For to most part it is very straighforward. I've done a couple of these conversions and it takes some patience and planning. Once it is all planned it is just a matter of routing the wires to their locations and start making connections. Most of these wiring kits are color coded and labeled, making it easy to plan everything out.

The Lynx w/ 45 DCOE seems to run well, but it still needs a little tuning.

Completing this car in 18 months was a challenge. I have a very understanding wife that helped out with an extra set of hands when I needed them. Todd Fugate, who is a regular on this forum, and I had a friendly competition going to see who could their car finished first and that pushed me, along with Todd's help as well.

[thequietracer]

She's a beauty.

I love it.

[qdessa]

Very nice - I like the interior. Where did you get the seats?

[tim2002]

I bought the seats, rear seat covers, and door panels from Aarvarc Racing in CA. The seats are recaros from a 320is and Dave @ Aardvarc recovered them in the tan material.