[Roadsters] Gary Boone dizzy

[tomph at morrisbb.net]

Thanks for the info. Sure glad I asked about it. I had some faded idea 
that a 240 sedan was involved. Go figure. Must be an "old guy thing." 
Thanks again.

Tom

On 2022/06/08 10:03, RWM at RWMann.com wrote:

> Tom, this discussion of the Gary Boone EI distributor is circa 1999 
> from the 311s site:
> 
> " The "late style" electronic distributor is one from a Datsun 210, 310 
> or
> pickup in the 1978 to 1982 range. The roadster distributor shaft will 
> fit
> into these distributors and only needs a small spacer and a longer 
> screw to
> make it work. These distributors are available in junkyards for very
> reasonable prices. Conversion is relatively simple and mechanical 
> advance
> limit mechanisms can be found with advances similar to the roadster. It 
> is
> probably better to use a coil from one of the vehicles that the 
> distributor
> comes from. The ignition module is mounted on the side of the 
> distributor.
> The cap and rotor are a bit larger than the roadster one."
> 
> I've never needed to replace my GB EI cap, but I did recall B210, which 
> this appears to partially confirm.
> 
> - Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex
> 
>> On Jun 8, 2022, at 07:35, Tom Phelan via Datsun-roadsters 
>> <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
>> Need to get a new dizzy cap. Anyone remember the car model Gary used 
>> to make the roadster Nissan dizzy upgrade? Can't find it in my 
>> archives.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
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