[Fot] Cleaning Out My Shop - Give Away

[Bob Kramer]

I guess that would do it. But that stuff in Jack's picture looks like it
might have some kind of gluing to it based on the cut off end.

Bob Kramer


On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 12:10 PM robert bownes <bownes at web9.com> wrote:

> 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?
>>
>>
>> Bob Kramer
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:12 AM Jack Wheeler via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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