Pertronix ignition conversion

DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT. I changed mine to a piranha one. Was the best thing i ever did was around $240. I took the duel fuel off because it was a pain goin across the desert carring all the jerry cans, but each to his own. It is so reliable now with the points conversion kit. NOw if you get a proper electronic coil u will have electronic ignition as the factory one is a 6volt with the ballast resistor. Put a high voltage 12 volt one on and it will be better again.

Hope it helps

Gerry,

I have just ordered a kit from "retro rockets" in america for my old car about 9 days ago and I am waiting for delivery from England.The pertronix is the only after market kit for my car.(polarity +itve earth)
The design and particularly the compactness of the unit appealed to me and they have been around for a long while.

Carl Dudash of "retro rockets" has been particularly helpful because of the type of early Lucas Distributor.

But the thing that interests me is I can't see in the pertronix listings a kit for
a "GQ" your vehicle ?.

Cheers aston

If you are handy with a soldering iron, the High Energy Ignition Kit from Jaycar makes a big improvement over the points-based ignition - and its only $50. I have built this kit for my Mav. The only issues that I found were that you have spend a bit of time sealing the cast box that comes with the kit.