[Fot] Cleaning Out My Shop - Give Away

[robert bownes]

You buy stranded wire, lay out and cut two pieces, chuck one end up in a
hand drill, the other end in a vise and twist it. :)


On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 11:19 AM Bob Kramer via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Where does one buy twisted pair wire like that?
>
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> Bob Kramer
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> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:12 AM Jack Wheeler via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
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>> I've been going through my shop, getting rid of many things for which I
>> will have no need in the future.
>>
>> By the mid-80's, when I was racing the TR-4 in SCCA, I was using a crank
>> trigger for my primary ignition system.  I also tried to have a reliable
>> back-up, which up until then had been a stock distributor with Lucas
>> Points.  But, of course, I never adjusted the points, so when I needed the
>> back-up one time, the car wouldn't run right on the stock distributor.
>>
>> Shortly after that, I was on the phone one night talking with Paul Trapp,
>> who I'm sure some of you know.  He was a real genius with all kinds of
>> engines (also dynoed my TR engine a few times).  He mentioned that he had
>> used a Datsun electronic distributor as a backup in some of the cars he had
>> worked on.  The model he used came in the B210 and a number of other
>> Datsun/Nissan small sedans.  While we were on the phone, he had me get a
>> stock Triumph distributor and a dial caliper.  He had the Datsun
>> distributor.  We took measurements of the key dimensions of the two
>> distributors, and they were nearly identical.  The diameter of the shaft
>> that goes down into the block was exactly the same, and the length of that
>> shaft was very close, such that a thin (about 1/4") shim was all that was
>> required to get the correct height for the Triumph.
>>
>> From then on, I used the Datsun electronic distributor as my backup, and
>> the performance was essentially the same as the crank trigger.  The only
>> modification required was to change the drive gear on the end of the shaft,
>> and I had to make up a shim to get the correct height.  An easy
>> conversion.  Paul drew up a wiring diagram which showed how to wire up the
>> dual system.
>>
>> When I was sorting through some parts the other day, I came across a
>> spare lead that Paul had made up for me, that plugs into the Datsun
>> distributor, and with a few feet of wire to attach to the ignition box.  I
>> used a stock Chrysler brain box, which cost $25 at the time.  Some people
>> us an MSD, etc.  Paul's workmanship was very professional, as indicated in
>> the attached pictures.
>>
>> I hate to throw anything away, especially something that was made up
>> specifically for me.  So, if anyone has a use for this connecting wire, let
>> me know, and you can have it.  I will even pay the shipping (to the lower
>> 48).  I believe it will work for most Datsun/Nissan small sedan
>> distributors produced in the 80's and early 90's, and perhaps more.
>>
>> Jack
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