Re: Pertronix

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting.  Is there any downside to keeping the resistor?

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco


On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 8:47 PM, Jim Hanlon <jhanlon1903@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> with the petronix you dont need a resistor,if you want to keep it looking
> stock you can take the resistor out from the back and replace it with wire
> ,crimped into the stock connections,reinstall,and you can't tell.
>
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> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Doug J <63sprtfury@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I'm with ya too Dodger,, and like Gary said,,, it is getting harder to
>> find even 70's or 80's mopes in the junk yards.  However,, when I finally
>> did my conversion on the '63 last year, the only "new" part I bought was  a
>> ballast resistor.  Although I cheated a bit, as I had an old orange box yet
>> from my last "race" car that had only a season on it before I upgraded the
>> ignition system.  Still,, that was "old" money.  LOL  Can not believe how
>> much better the old girl starts with the electronic conversion.  I put the
>> control box on the radiator support behind the horns.  Casual observers
>> don't even notice it. Of course you guys would spot it in an instant,, which
>> is what I like about the group. All the great knowledge.
>> BTW, I wouldn't be afraid of the Pertronix unit, I had that system on an
>> old Massey Harris loader tractor on my acreage for years, it was like a kiss
>> from heaven when it came to cold weather starts. Which is a real test for
>> old mechanicals.
>>
>> Doug
>> '63 Sport Fury 'vert
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