Rover V8 Ignition wiring, HELP!

[dirtyboy]

Hi guys and galls,
I'm putting a 3.5 rv8 into my mgb, got most of the wiring done but have come a little unstuck on the wiring for the coil, and distributer etc...
By the way its a 3.5 sd1 engine runnng carbs (not efi)
So if anyone can advise me on how the wiring should go any help would be much appresiated, thanks

[dirtyboy]

hi there, the coil is a range rover v8 12v type. I dont think the dizzy is electronic as cant see an ignition amp anywhere, but as you can tell wiring isnt my strong point. Here is a pic of the dizzy, as you can see theres red, black and blue, so i guess pos, neg, but not sure what blue is.
The wiring on the b has 2 wires going to the coil and 1 earth from it but cant remember where they go as took the old engine out so long ago, so like I said any help much appreciated.

[dirtyboy]

hmmm. dont think i have it! .
Oddly i thought when i took the top off earlier I saw a set of points in there, but I'd have to check, is it possible someone could have modified it to put points in???
Annoyingly I saw the engine running in an old series landy afew months ago, but the bloke took it out for me and told me all the bits were there. I didn't double check, as was more concerned with the rest of the car at the time, oops.
I will double check tomorrow and report back with my findings, thanks

[dirtyboy]

drum roll please............... the verdict is..... its elctronic ! with the 8 sided star thingy inside.
So the million dollar question is how do i wire it up ? and if i'm using a standard range rover v8 12v coil will this be compatable?
thanks in advance

[dirtyboy]

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be this the beastie I need??? and I assume (stupidly I expect) that the 3 wires I have should have a plug that clips in to the one under the coil?

[dirtyboy]

right spoke to the guy i got the engine off and he said it should be the mint sized one and said he thought he gave it to me????? well i don't have it so best get on the web.
So any ideas as to what specific coil I need to run whith it? cheers

[dirtyboy]

ok good stuff, i better have a bid then.
I might have to ask you to do a little doodle to show me how to wire it in then. So what sort of coil do i need with this then?

[dirtyboy]

ok cheers for the help chaps, i'll let you know how I get on.

[dirtyboy]

hi again guys, like i said i'm rubbish with wiring. Will wiring uo the ignition module be easy, or would it be easier to convert back to an old points style, and is this possible without having to change the dizzy? thanks

[dirtyboy]

ok well that sounds simple enough , so thanks steve d , i'll give it a whirl

[dirtyboy]

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by the way if I used this dizzy, does it have the correct drive gear for the sd1 engine??? Or will i just need to nick the bits I need and stick em on my dizzy? thanks

[dirtyboy]

ok cheers again steve d, your knowledge astounds me, i'll let u know how it goes, ta .....again