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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 10:01 PM
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I’m in the middle of a frame off restoration of my 1971 LT1 and encountered a part that I don’t recognize. It was located in the front of the left front wheel well.

Can anyone ID it?

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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 10:09 PM
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Old Jun 13, 2023 | 10:40 PM
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It's a tracking device man, they're following you man. Big brothers like watching you man.....man. Dave's not here man.
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They didn’t track people 1971. 🤪. That’s what I thought but so have had MSD ignition for 15 years I didn’t know why it would still be there.
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Old Jun 14, 2023 | 12:01 AM
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They didn’t track people 1971. 🤪. That’s what I thought but so have had MSD ignition for 15 years I didn’t know why it would still be there.
someone has removed it at one point. Those don’t appear to be original bolts and washers
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Transistorized Ignitions (TI) also known as Delcotron Transistor Control Magnetic Pulse Ignition Systems were available from the factory under RPO K66 from 1964 to 1969, in 1970 & 1971 RPO K66 was dropped as a single option item but was included as part of RPO LT-1. In 1972 RPO LT-1 reverted back to the standard contact point distributor.
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Thanks for the explanation. I knew mine had transistor ignition from the factory but when the MSD was installed why was the transistor module not removed? Was it still needed for something?
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Old Jun 14, 2023 | 09:29 AM
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it's a tracking device man, they're following you man. Big brothers like watching you man.....man. Dave's not here man.
lmao!!!
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Originally Posted by C3-LT1
Thanks for the explanation. I knew mine had transistor ignition from the factory but when the MSD was installed why was the transistor module not removed? Was it still needed for something?
it proves it's a real LT-1 and if your good you can put other ign parts inside and make it look factory
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