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Old 02-10-2011, 02:13 PM   #6
Bruce Lancaster
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Default Re: Flathead Ignition Conversions

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The conversion used a mix of LZ and Ford 78 distributor bits with some magneto points...For a modern conversion, I would look into one of the other (other than Moon) popular means of extending the secondary contacts and I would for sure find some more common points to use than any of the obscure types I have seen in those!
While looking into this a few years back, I discoverd that a fairly high percentage of distributors for sale as LZ were actually Ford converted, with a considerable varieyt of technique and parts choice.
There were at least a couple of commercial suppliers (and one kit) for the LZ based conversion, and at least one that used a 78 distributor body with an adapter to put the LZ coil into the mix. And...the conversion was low-tech enough tinkering that lots of people made up their own versions.
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