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Old 09-26-16, 07:22 AM
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Distributor swap

The pictorial showing how to swap from points to electronic distributor posters here have linked does not work anyone have it to share. I am referring to the mazspeed article.
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Did you try the wayback machine iternet site to see if its archived?
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The links on this thread don't take you to the swap pictorial.



https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-arch...d-links-17474/
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Found this write up can anyone verify what wire is ignition power on my '79 photo?
Electronic Distributor in '79 RX-7







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need to know which is the power source wire for the resistors.
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Can't this be answered by looking at the wiring diagram?

http://www.foxed.ca/rx7manual/manual...ingDiagram.pdf
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Thanks I see it is the black white wire now my '79 has two black whites a little different than those diagrams.
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Originally Posted by Oilonly
Thanks I see it is the black white wire now my '79 has two black whites a little different than those diagrams.
Yeah, whats going on with the three resistors?

Seems like its time to dust off the multi-meter.

All you need is 12V + for the coils; the power from the hot side of the resistors will give you that. Ignore the third resistor... or trace it to find out what it does.... or do what I would do and unplug it and look for the non-working part

I'm assuming you're going direct fire? Wire up the HEI's or whatever you want to ignite the coils with the latter model distributer.

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generati...fidfis-894669/

^^^^ t_g_farrell does an excellent job of explaining direct fire here.
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Yes i have that thread bookmarked, just wanted to see how other 1979 owners cleaned up that spot when they did the switch over to electronic ignition, thank you.
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Doesn't look like stock 79 wiring to me.
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Finished with the swap got all the info i needed reading old threads good stuff. The car is driving very nice much better than points only weak spot is not the best idle with the weber but once you are going is perfect. Will tidy up the wires when im happy everything is in order.



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Congrats. Your next step is direct fire.
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B
Congrats. Your next step is direct fire.
Ha! If you look by the strut tower I already cleaned out the area for a mounting plate in the future.
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Good man.
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Great fabrication work, in apparently the completely wrong Thread.This is worth reposting as a new one...


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