Hey!
I resent the comment that Cadillacs were glorified Chevies
I have a 1975 Sedan De Ville (Known as a "seDAN" (accent on caps))
and it is pure Cadillac, right down to the 500cc cadillac engine. And
(I swear) it is a metallic pink/red (my mother's(=PO) favorite color)
with white interior and top, a true stereotypical American Pimp Mobile.
Someday, maybe I will get the engine out and drop it in my Spitfire :)
Maryland has a law requiring dealers to deliver cars withough dealer
stickers at the request of the buyer. SO we get a lot of free license
plate frames around here.
And (lbc content) I am curious if anyone can tell me what replacement
distributor I can put in my 78 Fed TR7. It seems to have a modified
(Luminition box added) Lucas distr., with no vacuum or electric retard.
And I am curious if there is some kind of record for the number of fluids
(oil, coolant, brake,transmission, carb dashpot...) a car can leak. The
TR7 seems to be slowly releasing every fluid but diff. fluid, plus it leaks
"electrics" and the windshield and doors and trunk leak when it rains.
Greg
fieldson@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu Dept of Chemical Engineering
"When my Spitfire grows up, it's The Johns Hopkins University
going to be a big Healey!" Baltimore, Maryland 21218
As far as the distibutor goes, I replaced my MG's Lucas with a Datsun B210
Electronic Ignition Distrubtor. The Datsun distributor requires a little
modification to fit (The base has to be shaved to accept the pinch place and the
Drive dog needs to be installed). I have been running it for about a month with
excellent results. One problem I had is the version of Datsun (81 B210) had the
ignition module mounted on the side of the distributor. I had to remove it and
I mounted it next to the coil. The unit interferred with the starter. It was
also cheaper to go to a junk yard and pay $20 for the Datsun unit than any other
choice I had. Let me know if you try it.
Nelson.
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