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I plan to run Microsquirt on my 142 later. I'll use a Pertronix trigger for a hall sensor and that will leave the distributor appearing mostly stock. That's about all I can add.
Can't wait to see this develop further, I love the plan for the build. Have you ever been out to the Mullin Automotive Museum here in CA? I volunteer there and we have many prewar French racing and road cars on display.
The turn signal switch has a momentary contact for flashing the hi beams that's not used on cars imported to the US. It can be used to switch the overdrive with a latching relay like the headlight relay from a 100/200 series car.
If you use the early 1800 shifter you're going to need to relocate the hole in the tunnel since the early shifters are a little longer.
Thanks for bringing that up so others will know - I installed one of these shifters in the wagon below that I redid 35-years ago. In that installation I put in a P1800s tunnel in the car and welded it in place and it worked out well, but it is a lot of work.
This time around I will form a sheet metal cover where the shifter comes thru the tunnel instead.
If you have long legs and need to move the seat way back, this longer shifter will work perfect, but they are starting to get hard to find.
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The turn signal switch has a momentary contact for flashing the hi beams that's not used on cars imported to the US. It can be used to switch the overdrive with a latching relay like the headlight relay from a 100/200 series car.
Thanks for reminding me of that feature - the last owner of this car set the switch up with a relay so he could flash the lights. I might leave that and put another switch on the right-hand side for the OD.
'75 240's used a three groove pulley (the one on the right).
I was thinking of using a 164 three groove pulley like this if the OD is the same as a B18 pulley. It apparently would need an adaptor to work in this application. Anyone have one of these that they could measure the outside diameter?
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I used to have mine wired this way and it was really nice. Occasionally I'd accidentally disengage the OD while signaling on the highway so it takes some getting used to but it was far better than some dash switch or anything like that. I could never find an affordable factory switch for the column.
Those are B230 balancers and they have a bad habit of slipping.
Thats good to know!
What's wrong with the 3 groove B20 pulley.
Is that the red one in the earlier photo you posted? That may be an option?
What I need has to be 5.5" OD so the Supercharger will not spin any faster or slower.
Thanks for all the help!!
Yes, the red one on the right is the '75 B20 pulley. It has 2 3/8" grooves and 1 ?" groove and is 5?" in diameter.
Panasport makes the Minilite style wheels in magnesium and aluminum.
http://www.panasport.com/index.html