....I just HAD to fall into the trap of aftermarket CDI ignitions, there were a few back then. "Tiger" and another, at least one of 'em came in a kit. You could not get a tach to operate to save your - - -
When I bought my '64 Barracuda in 1974 it had an add-on CD ignition. That fall I took auto shop in high school. One day I was outside of the shop trying to start my car & it just kept cranking & cranking but barely fired. The instructor came out & told me I was going to burn up my starter. We messed with the car a bit & ended up bypassing the CD ignition. Never had a problem after that. Don't remember what brand it was but it was a finned aluminum box that was kind of orange & about 3"x3"x5". Thankfully the electronics these days are a lot better.
