Last week we published an article about electronic ignitions. It was clear that not everybody was a huge fan of making some modern adjustments to their beloved classic car. But there were also people who thought it was neccessary and not a problem to change a part like the ignition.
In today's PreWarCar.com Workshop, we would like to show you how to install an electric ignition, as for sale in our parts section.
Changing your current system to an electronic system is quite simple. The system we used consist of 3 parts; The sensor, a small ignition box and a vane.
Lets start with the vane. We received this part already prepared for a 4 cylinder engine. The idea is that everytime the blade of the vane passes the sensor, the sparkplug gives a spark. Very simple and very reliable.The hardest part when you install the
electronic system is the height of the vane. I made an alumium holder partly on the lathe and a bit by hand. It fitted perfectly and the rotor still fitted on top. After that, place the sensor. Make sure the vane goes through the sensor without touching it. There are marks on the vane to see how deep it needs to go in.
Placing the ignition box is most simple. Just screw it on a place that you think is a nice one.
Most important thing is that you can see the LED light that is in the box.The system comes with multiconnectors so it is easy to connect all the parts.
After installing the vane, sensor and ignition box and all the other parts together, you just need to adjust the ignition timing. Because of the LED light in the ignition box, live has become much more easy. When the light goes out, you have a spark. So put cylinder one on top dead center and turn the ignition a bit untill the light stops (depending on the car, you can advance the ignition a bit of course). And there you go, ready for making a lot of extra miles without ignition problems!If you have a project that you like to show, send pictures and some information to office@prewarcar.com