Can anyone tell me how to make a 1980 ignition work in a 1979. Last time i posted this nobody responded which makes me sad.

 

Do you have all of the components off the 1980 ignition>?

 

it's easier with qnb 81-85 style as all of the ignitors are on the distriburot and you do not have to worry about the box being bad.. i can probably get you one for a good deal.

 

yes i have all the components still in a running 1980. Im going to have to work with what i got right now but how much do 81-85 ignition go for?

 

I've bought several '81-85 distributors complete with coils from junkyards for about $40 apiece.
The remote-mounted ignitors of the '80 unit were problematic due to the long wire run from the distributor to the box.

 

like i said i have to use what i have now because i dont have the pitifull $40. The point system is very crapy on my 79 because somebody messed with it so i hope to put the 80 ignition on it for now till i get a 81-85 ignition.
can anyone help me ???

 

It's not that hard but the wire diagram for a 80 will come in handy. ok you will have 5 wires comeing off the dizzy(2 red, 2 green these are signal wires for leading and traling going to the ingnitor)and a black wire that is for the condensor. Then you will have 4 wires coming out of the box(signal for the coils). then you can run a power(only on when the car is on)and ground for bolth of the coils. so you will have a total of 4 wires on each coil. I hope this helps alittle i just pulled the 80 system off my 7 for the 81 dizzy, it is way nicer to have the ingnitors on the dizzy.