Re: Electronic Ignition Conversions (General discussion)

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/11/2 13:57:30

Ah, you lucky guys who can actually find and be able to purchase a new distributor cap and rotor for a reasonable price. Go out and buy spares NOW, they won't be around forever, ditto for points.

Try to source a cap and rotor for a 1933/34 Eight or Super Eight! If you're really lucky you might find a good used but serviceable cap for $500 and probably more, maybe half that for a used but serviceable rotor. These caps and rotors were reproduced maybe 25-30 years ago, all long since sold out and the tooling apparently lost or destroyed. I see the Twelve cap and rotor is currently in reproduction for about $1000, but nothing that I'm aware of even on the horizon for 33/34 Eights and Super Eights.

At least for the NorthEast points, which when you can find them are maybe $400 a set (two sets required), there is a conversion kit available. New coils are available as a reproduction item, about $400 for the pair as I recall.

All that makes keeping these cars on the road regularly for reliable touring etc. more and more of a challenge. That I continue to be able to do so is only because I began to hoard these parts decades ago when they were beginning to get scarce. So while reasonable availability and prices prevail, don't procrastinate - stock up while you can.