Re: The Stripper Clipper (1955 Panama)

Posted by 64avanti On 2016/6/27 21:42:19

Now I have a fair amount of experience on cars from the '60-'80 time period but this is something I have never seen!
General consensuses is that while this was the correct resistor rotor, combined with modern resistor plugs and wires, there was likely too much resistance in the system and the rotor burned up. The points & cap looked as good as you would expect after 4K.
Fast forward & I call Mike in Duluth and he gives me some numbers of guys in Traverse City and I reach Robert Stolzfus from PA at dinner and he has a new rotor!
Flat bed operator hauls me back to the convention center, Robert finishes dinner and the deal is made in the parking lot.
Needless to say, he saved my bacon! I might STILL be sitting there!
The remainder of the trip went well and I have decided to try a conventional, non resistor rotor with the modern plugs & wires with the theory being that the secondary ignition system will think it's 1965 instead of 1955.
And I will carry spare parts:)