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RonnieC
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Very cool.
mike93lx
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Saw the video last night, good job.
Curious though, all the design is far more precise than I guess I would expect for something made in the 50's. Any thought on making the lightning bolts and label look more like it was hand painted?
Curious though, all the design is far more precise than I guess I would expect for something made in the 50's. Any thought on making the lightning bolts and label look more like it was hand painted?
OP
I’m not aware of any early coil with art that wraps entirely around the body. Most were either rubber stamped or featured an aluminum or brass plate - some (Kong for instance) with details just as intricate as this.
Point being, this isn’t a traditional coil. It’s just inspired by traditional art. In fact, it’s temporary as the car is getting a magneto.
Banjorear
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Very cool
txvwnut
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That turned out really great. Would've been really cool if the coil top would've been that old reddish/brown bakelite color.
Krash Kadillak
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In a few months maybe, if that photo (sans text) is viewed enough, there WILL be guys going to their local speed shop asking if a GENUINE 'REX HELLFIRE' ignition coil be found........
That IS very cool, by the way!
That IS very cool, by the way!
driftpin
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Turned out great. The flathead looks great too.
It's really cool. All that's missing is it coming in a cardboard box and handed to you by a bespectacled parts store manager with a button up shirt and a pocket protector full of pens after he leafed through his counter parts catalogs to get you the right part number.
OP
Ironically, the whole driver behind this project was to get attention towards my need of a Harman & Collins Magneto on The Jalopy Journal. It worked and even more ironically, it was a good pal of mine that had one in hiding. So, it's on the way and this coil will have a short lived life on my car...
That being said, I have other ideas for the laser and my hot rod.
That being said, I have other ideas for the laser and my hot rod.
OP
A couple of more coils I did for a homie...
LegacyIndustrial
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ummm... you had me at HELLFIRE!!
four.cycle
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@Ryan -
Damn nice flathead there!
If you're running a 12V system and using an external resistor and are looking for a BLACK coil with the equivalent "mule kick" of the Mallory or that big fat ugly-*** thing "Accel" made, search around and see if you can find an NOS #UN175 Niehoff.
(Wow... I just checked ebay and they're asking for $50 or $60 bucks! We sold that for about $20.)
Uncle Harold and I sold a hell of a lot of them to the "hot rod" crowd when they didn't want to pony up the bucks for the Mallory red-top or the Accel models. Epoxy-filled unit. Damn hot fire.
* I just looked again at all of them that are currently listed. AVOID the one stamped "TRW" - that's not the real deal. The original has a ribbed black plastic case.
Damn nice flathead there!
If you're running a 12V system and using an external resistor and are looking for a BLACK coil with the equivalent "mule kick" of the Mallory or that big fat ugly-*** thing "Accel" made, search around and see if you can find an NOS #UN175 Niehoff.
(Wow... I just checked ebay and they're asking for $50 or $60 bucks! We sold that for about $20.)
Uncle Harold and I sold a hell of a lot of them to the "hot rod" crowd when they didn't want to pony up the bucks for the Mallory red-top or the Accel models. Epoxy-filled unit. Damn hot fire.
* I just looked again at all of them that are currently listed. AVOID the one stamped "TRW" - that's not the real deal. The original has a ribbed black plastic case.
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