Thread: Ignition Wiring Old School

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I have a 1932, 3 window Ford coupe that I inherited when i was 8 years old. It has been sitting for 12 years and has no wires other than the cables for the starter and the alternator. It has a 283 Chevy and a rock crusher trany and I want to keep the points distributor and alternator but i don't have any idea what parts i need or how to wire it up so it will run. It has solid core plug wires and old school exposed sparkplug connectors that i want to keep because they just look cool and I'v never seen them anywhere else. Can someone please help me figure out how to wire it like they did back in the day?

Even though you want to keep it old school, I think I would buy one of the wiring setups from somebody like Painless wiring or Ron Francis. These kits make it easy to bring a car up to current standards, and wiring is one of those things that can make an otherwise nice car a pain, if it isn't right.

You could still loom it like the old days, and wire is wire, so it wouldn't look out of place, and the modern components like fuse block would be hidden anyway. Wiring is one of those things that even experienced rodders sometimes get confused over.

Wish somebody would leave ME a '32 3 window.


Don


PS, consider putting an electronic conversion kit from Pertronix in that points distributor. You can't tell it is in there, but it is totally troublefree, unlike points that need set frequently. JMO

I will work on getting those pictures it will take a little time for me to get new pictures my digital camera does not work. Also i will look into the wiring setups and conversion kit. Thank you for your replys.