RE: finally the Gold box strikes....

["Jim Butterfield" <jimraelee@domain.elided>]

Ken 
Another alternative is coverting to a duraspark as posted on Jim Weeds 
page. How did you get the Delco Hei to work? The cap is much different. 
Or did you use a remote coil pack (like on newer HEI's) and just use the 
small ( very nice package) pickup in side the dist???


Jim

>From: pharmer <pharmer@domain.elided>
>To: Jim Butterfield <jimraelee@domain.elided>, ihc-digest@domain.elided
>Subject: RE: finally the Gold box strikes....
>Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 06:07:57 -0700
>
>Jim,
>
>My '74 has been converted to a Delco HEI.  Cost me $150 for a modified
>distributor, and I immediately noticed a minor performance improvement.
>However, if I lived in Denver/Boulder/CA there is a chance I could fail 
a
>visual inspection.
>
>My '75 has the goldbox.  It went out about six months ago, and my wife
>replaced it with a new one from Pep Boys (?) for just $40.  It's been
>working fine ever since.
>
>My '80 Scout has a goldbox from a '75.  It's just a matter of time.  
Since
>it is a diesel->gas conversion I have to go through *extremely* 
rigorous
>inspections.  So, I'll be converting that to a pertronix ignition from 
a '79
>that I acquired when I get to it.  I've got an MSD 6A on there as well.
>
>I'd probably prefer the points distributor with a pertronix module 
myself.
>
>Ken
>
>
>

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