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its in selkirk
gerry
63 bel wagon
Well,
I was close to picking up the electronic ignition conversion kit for $233 from
Chrysler when I decided to make one last attempt at finding the bits &
pieces used. 4 hours of scavenging (70's and 80's stuff just isn't in our local
wrecking yards), I managed to get everything I needed from 4 different vehicles
for a total of $40. I guess 4 was my lucky number today. Got
it all home, and took about 1/2 hour to make the 2 partial distributors 1, and
drop everything into place. Got lucky, she fired right up. Quick adjustment to
set the timing, then shut it down and shorten up the wires. The harness I had
scavenged was from a '76 Dodge pick-up, so the wires were substantially longer
than I needed. Took about 45 minutes making a nice, clean, factory-looking
harness and re-arranging things on my firewall to look more or less factory. The
end result is much better response, WAY better low-end pull, and I can rev it up
until that little 2-bbl carb just won't give me enough air to rev anymore. Best
upgrade to the car so far, IMO. Short highway run for a show tomorrow, so we'll
see how mileage is. This
is way too much fun. I'm running out of things to do. I better find me another
one of these so I can have a project for next year..... Anybody happen to
have a '62 wagon looking for a new home? :P -
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