'71 RR- Where are you hiding your Ignition Control Box?
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I like the factory stock look under the hood, but I also like the reliability and low maintenance of an electronic ignition system. I once hid a control box in the washer reservoir on a '69 Charger but that was easy since it's essentially a hollow box sitting on top of the inner fender. I would prefer not to mount the box under the dash but will do if necessary. I would also prefer not to mount it under the battery tray. So where is everyone hiding their boxes on a '71 B-Body?
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Re: '71 RR- Where are you hiding your Ignition Control Box?
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It would require a small amount of effort, but is there room on the rad support down near where the front valance is? Near where the valance meets the fender? I thought about that in my charger.... On the passenger side, the factory washer is long a stretches down to the frame box but maybe there might be a little room there. RRs only have 1 horn but the area where the second horn would mount is too high and easily viewable.
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Re: '71 RR- Where are you hiding your Ignition Control Box?
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i mounted my MSD 6AL under the battery tray in my hemi powered 572ci hemi air grabber 72 roadrunner. i also left the stock factory electronic ignition system in their original locations. i powered the MSD by cutting and splicing them together the brown and blue wire going to the ballast just before it left the factory harness. i then ran MSD power wires low along the cowl and then the frame rail to the box. i also ran the coil power wires along the same route and parallel to the factory harness you had to look pretty hard to not tell it wasn't powered by the factory ignition system. i had been asked several times how the hemi motor ran with factory ignition system.
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Re: '71 RR- Where are you hiding your Ignition Control Box?
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Well, looks like there was just enough room inside the long thin washer reservoir. Petronix is good but I like the added features of the Rev-in-ator box.
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1970 Superbird 440 Six BBL, 4-Speed, Dana, FJ5 1969 Daytona Charger 440 4-Speed, Dana, EV2 1971 340 Challenger Conv. Flemington Speedway Pace Car, FC7 1970 340 Six Pack Callenger T/A 4-speed T8 Tan 1971 340 Challenger RT Formal Roof, EV2 w/ V2 Stripe & Orange Houndstooth 1969 Talladega Torino, 428CJ 1969 Gurney Special Cyclone Spoiler II, 351 Cleveland
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Re: '71 RR- Where are you hiding your Ignition Control Box?
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My MSD 6AL is hidden under the battery tray. Dial for rev limiter choices is mounted to framerail underneath it.
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Re: '71 RR- Where are you hiding your Ignition Control Box?
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always under battery tray or on F bumper bracket somewhere.. [paint it black].. remember heat kills em, so they need to be in the cool airflow if possible.. I'll just run with the lid off
1970 Superbird 440 Six BBL, 4-Speed, Dana, FJ5 1969 Daytona Charger 440 4-Speed, Dana, EV2 1971 340 Challenger Conv. Flemington Speedway Pace Car, FC7 1970 340 Six Pack Callenger T/A 4-speed T8 Tan 1971 340 Challenger RT Formal Roof, EV2 w/ V2 Stripe & Orange Houndstooth 1969 Talladega Torino, 428CJ 1969 Gurney Special Cyclone Spoiler II, 351 Cleveland
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Re: '71 RR- Where are you hiding your Ignition Control Box?
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Hey Viper, you need to fake a coolant line inside that reservoir. Nice job!
Joe Joe - I'm going to drop a few ice cubes in there before going for a cruise. Kinda like a Moroso Cool Can
1970 Superbird 440 Six BBL, 4-Speed, Dana, FJ5 1969 Daytona Charger 440 4-Speed, Dana, EV2 1971 340 Challenger Conv. Flemington Speedway Pace Car, FC7 1970 340 Six Pack Callenger T/A 4-speed T8 Tan 1971 340 Challenger RT Formal Roof, EV2 w/ V2 Stripe & Orange Houndstooth 1969 Talladega Torino, 428CJ 1969 Gurney Special Cyclone Spoiler II, 351 Cleveland
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Re: '71 RR- Where are you hiding your Ignition Control Box?
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If it’s a big block you can use the same mountingbrackrt from 440 motor homes. It bolts to the rear vally pan rail and is made for the box to mount to
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