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Originally Posted by GB SISSON
I an new to your great site, but have been fixing old cars for 40 years.About a month ago I bought an AA with a lot of parts missing. I was able to come up with 3 distributors but no top plate except one with the bakelite broken out. I was anxious to try to start it so I went to my napa store which is only parts store on this island. I asked to look at some ignition points that were insulated bushing type. The second set he showed me I thought would work. I got a condensor too while I was there. I drilled and tapped the top plate to suit the points and condensor. Then I took the wire from a cell phone charger and using 2 pieces in tandem (I wasn't sure one run would carry the load), I ran it up the arm of the advance lever and to the coil. It isn't super pretty, but the truck started on the second revolution of the hand crank. I have been careful in routing the wire and it seems like it would last quite some time in this application. I kept the box tops from napa so I know what points and condensor to use if I need more. My wireless top plate story. I didn't even know there was a debate about such things when I did it....
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That is almost how the modern points are mounted on the plate and yours look like modern Ford parts. If you will run the wire down through the opening under the point contact and out the hole for the ignition wire, you won't have to have it taped to the timing lever. Also, that is not exactly "
Wireless" since you do have a wire. The system being discussed here does not have a wire connecting the top plate to the bottom plate and ignition system.