Changing 360 ford to electronic ignition

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Jimi - 25 Sep 2007 22:49 GMT

When I'm at the junk yard what motors can I use for the parts to
change my 1971 f100 360 v8 to electronic ignition? Does it have to be
a 360? Any big block? Help?

thanks

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cselby@mts.net - 25 Sep 2007 23:17 GMT

>When I'm at the junk yard what motors can I use for the parts to
>change my 1971 f100 360 v8 to electronic ignition? Does it have to be
>a 360? Any big block? Help?
>
>thanks

Pretty much any ford V8 engined car/truck. You want the distributer
intact, the module and all the related wiring .

Before you grab something, go looking at an intact vehicle and then
get a model and year wiring diagram. Otherwise you will likely have a
fist full of parts that won't quite work out for you. Be aware
there are several different modules (some color coded) and the wiring
may be different between models and years.

If your not a purist and have access to a lathe, a Chrysler system is
easiest to install - distributer modification required. I assume that
the distributer has the same rotation for both above systems.

Pete

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Jimi - 25 Sep 2007 23:42 GMT

On Sep 25, 3:18 pm, cse...@mts.net wrote:

> >When I'm at the junk yard what motors can I use for the parts to
> >change my 1971 f100 360 v8 to electronic ignition? Does it have to be
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> Pete

So I could grab the distributer off a 460, getting all the wires and
the box thing, and that should work on my 360.
But the same parts off a 302 would not work, right?

There are so few (almost none) electronic 360's and a bunch of 460,
400 (what they all put in the fords). I'm planning on going to "U pull
it" and getting everything to the spark plug wires.
thanks jimi

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Jeff DeWitt - 25 Sep 2007 23:55 GMT

> When I'm at the junk yard what motors can I use for the parts to
> change my 1971 f100 360 v8 to electronic ignition? Does it have to be
> a 360? Any big block? Help?
>
> thanks

How about a Pertronix kit? I've got them on my Studebakers and they
work great and are very easy to install.

I think this is the one you need:

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10002_61418_-1

Jeff DeWitt

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Jimi - 26 Sep 2007 02:50 GMT

> > When I'm at the junk yard what motors can I use for the parts to
> > change my 1971 f100 360 v8 to electronic ignition? Does it have to be
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> Jeff DeWitt

That looks cool. So for a little over a 100, that solves the problem.
And they work as well as putting a "stock" one on it?

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Jeff DeWitt - 26 Sep 2007 04:09 GMT

>>> When I'm at the junk yard what motors can I use for the parts to
>>> change my 1971 f100 360 v8 to electronic ignition? Does it have to be
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> That looks cool. So for a little over a 100, that solves the problem.
> And they work as well as putting a "stock" one on it?

Well I don't have experience with Studebaker electronic ignitions but
the Pertronix system works just fine, the engine runs better, gets
better mileage, there are no points to wear out and the timing stays
stable just like on a modern car. You basically replace the points with
the module and hook up a couple of wires. I know a lot of Studebaker
folks who have used these systems and there have been very few problems.

Jeff DeWitt

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Jimi - 26 Sep 2007 08:12 GMT

> >>> When I'm at the junk yard what motors can I use for the parts to
> >>> change my 1971 f100 360 v8 to electronic ignition? Does it have to be
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Thank you very much, I might just go with that.

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