Henry...any recent work? I'm getting anxious following your restoration.

Thanks guys for the suggestions, they have been helpful!

My father recently informed me that someone has begun re-producing those sets again; apparently this was posted in Packards International (I don't subscribe yet).

There was a gentleman in St. Louis (local to me) whom I remember growing up around his 1933 restoration. He was almost done with converting to a solid state ignition. Unfortunately, due to personal reasons, he moved to another state entirely and his project was never finished. I have been hesitant to contact him.

But this does indeed lead me to believe it could be done.

I was unaware of the chrysler point adaption, and will definitely be requesting that information and let everyone know how it turns out.

I did briefly browse Max Merritt's website, but did not run across the kit.

Once again...thanks to all!!

Hello all once again. Different project entirely.

Has anyone installed a solid state ignition on a 33 standard 8.

I haven't looked too deeply into this yet, but am hoping someone might know which parts interchange.

Before I upset anyone, I am looking into a solid state ignition due to longevity. Unfortunately, points for a 33 have become harder and harder to find, and I have seen too often stranded cars due to burnt out points.

I have been trying to restore this car to original, with a few unseen upgrades, to make this car more drivable in modern traffic. I hope to post some more photos soon.

Thanks for the responses all.

I agree that a new harness would be the way to go, unfortunately, the harnesses for this vehicle are so bloody expensive.

In addition, with the add-ons that I am doing, an original harness wouldn't help a whole lot.

I have spent several days on the car and have figured out 95 percent of the wiring.

Right now I am going through each system at a time, i.e. lighting, ignition, gauges..etc.

Currently I have replaced all lighting wires.

I ended up purchasing the relays relatively cheaply through

http://www.newark.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=en_US/3273.xml

1432873-1

These should work.

The car is not a packard, but I felt that I could get much better help on the packardinfo forums, as well as this thread could be helpful to others in a similar situation.

Once again, thanks to all!

I'm sure that there is an easier way to do this, but I am not the greatest at electrical. Basically, I have the following set up.

The original wiring in the car is screwed up beyond rat's nest.

2 Front Fender Lights (Single Filament)
2 Rear Marker Lights (Dual Filament)
1 Rear Factory Taillight (Brake, Backup, Running)

A light switch that is a push pull 3 position (off, running, headlight and running). Not factory.

With the relay set up, I will not have to change the front fender lights to dual filament.

The rear marker lights I would like to have one as a running, and share brake/signal.

I have tapped into the dash lights to get my running lights working, but when I signal, it backfeeds to the dash lights.

In addition, right now the wiring is going through the light switch, which may be fine, but I would feel safer using a relay.

Given the current state of the existing wiring, I felt it easier and safer to use a relay set up.

I am open to other ideas.

Hello All....

Well...I've been getting creative.

I am wanting to do the following.

Include a relay system to help add turn signal/hazzard, brake, and parking (running) lights. I currently have dual filament bulbs installed, one in each of the four corners of the vehicle.

The vehicle is positive ground, 6 volt.

An easy solution would be to add a second light to the rear housings, but that would be difficult at this point.

I have been unsuccessful at locating 6 volt relays for this, but 12 volt relays are numerous.

Will a heavy duty 12 volt (30 or 40 amp) relay work in a 6 volt environment?

I have thought about using resistors, but once again, I haven't found much.

I knew I should have been an electrical engineer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I believe that Bruce Blevins in Michigan has reproduced these. I could be mistaken though. Also try Don Axlerod.