Points ignition in black block cleveland

[Supersnake 27]

G'day guy, Ive had my ZJ Fairlane for around 6 months but only just got around to checking the distributor, well turns out its a points dizzy. Haven't pulled it out to measure the shaft. Just wondering if anyone has seen this before? I assume the electronic one has been replaced, just seems weird. Works well though lol

[xbcool 351]

Nothing unusual

I ran points in both xa and xb for years

Only changed cause the xb is now efi and the xa has n2o on it

[Trev Vaa 1,185]

thats odd... i thought ZJs only came out with electronic dizzys.... ill go through the parts catalouge when im at work on sat and see what i can dig up...

 

you sure its a black block?

[revhead 1,392]

if its got a points dizzy in a clevo it must be a blue block,fitted to your car.

unless some one turned down the shaft to make it fit.

[Supersnake 27]

Thanks guys, yeah it's the original engine so I assume it's a black block. It is a May 1979 so one of the first fairlanes out of the Brisbane factory, not sure if that makes a difference.

Cheers

[revhead 1,392]

xc falcon ran a different type of electric dizzy n module,and the 1st system ford used  ,being that yours is an xd fairy it wouldnt have had a points dizzy ,is yours a matching numbers car.

[Supersnake 27]

Yeah it's a matching numbers car, like you said I could understand if it maybe had the XC style electronic ignition. I guess someone must have turned down a points dizzy for it at some stage.

Thanks guys 

[gerg 10,871]

Yeah it's a matching numbers car, like you said I could understand if it maybe had the XC style electronic ignition. I guess someone must have turned down a points dizzy for it at some stage.

Thanks guys

Yep that's the most plausible conclusion you could draw. If you know how to operate a lathe, it's about a 2-minute job once you dismantle the dizzy. The difference is less than a millimetre between the two. In fact, if you were dodgy enough, a cordless drill and a linishing belt are all you need.

[revhead 1,392]

might have been owned by one of those ,old type of guys who didnt want electronic igintion ,back in the day ,new fangle things etc lol