[6pack] Trying to convert my '74 TR6 to electronic ignition

[Wayne Lee]

Hi Jim,
    What I did with mine was so simple. I take it your installing a 
Pertronix unit. If I remember the color I believe it's a white with yellow 
stripe wire that comes from the starter relay adjacent to the fuse box that 
your looking for.  Check continuity to make sure you have the right one in 
case you lose sight of it in the harness etc. All you need to do if you're 
installing a 12 V Coil. ( I used a Lucas Sports Coil) is disconnect it from 
where it's plugged in now. (On the Starter Relay where it gets 12V only 
while your starters engaged) and plug it right nearby on a spare terminal on 
your Fuse Box that only get's power with your ignition is turned on. That's 
all there is to it. I've been running mine for almost 2 years without a 
problem. Starts instantly with my SU.
Cheers,
Wayne Lee
Douglas, MA
64 TR4
75 TR6 (Daily Driver)
64+65 Land Rover 109 Pickups

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1 at comcast.net>
To: "'6-Pack ListServe'" <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:59 PM
Subject: [6pack] Trying to convert my '74 TR6 to electronic ignition


> To do this, I'm trying to locate the resistor wire that tames the positive
> side of the coil down to 6 volts.  I would like to use the coil that takes
> 12 volts in.  This TR6 has an old and fairly stock wiring harness and
> currently has two wires going to the positive side of the coil.  The 
> wiring
> diagram only shows one wire going to the positive side of the coil so not
> sure what I have here.
>
> Is the resistor wire just the one going from the fuse block to the coil 
> and
> if converted to a standard wire, would my coil have 12 volts to it?