Kong Ignition

[roofman]

Looking for any information and pictures of Kong Ignition including cable assembly.
Thanks

 

[JSeery]

Did you try posting on the HAMB?

 

[Flathead]

Caps and rotors are hard to find, I think they were from some model of old dual coil Lincoln (rare). The only advance provision is the cable. They were high quality with the shaft riding in ball bearings.

 

[KiWinUS]

I have a really nice one.

 

[qmdv]

Ed Winfield was the guy that ground the cam in that flathead ignition. Very accurate and was a major reason it worked so well. I know that cus Kong told me. Here is Kong Jackson, Ed Winfield and me in 1976 in front of Ed's house, Notice the front drive Kong Ignition on my banger . He only built one of those. Boy that engine ran well

 

[flatheadmurre]

I have the later version of dualcoil distributor he made...cap and rotor for that comes out of a 4-cyl dualplug car.

 

[petehoovie]

Vintage Original Ford Flathead V8 Kong Ignition Twin Coil Dual Point Distributor

http://www.midstateantiquestockcarclub.com/flat_heads7.html


As seen on the H.A.M.B. > https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...tributor-for-flathead-with-coils-sold.986623/

 

[fordor41]

My buddy had one on his '40. I believe he said cap and rotor were Toyota

 

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

I have done a few Kongs over the past few years for customers . It is a really quality unit and looks pretty racey on the flatheads .
The cable advance really isnt a problem and works very well especially in a racing application. You just warm the engine up slightly retarded and then pull in the advance to what ever you want ( very adjustable). Can be ran on the street if the operator pays attention.
I was helping roofman on this one and i have some of these rotors but havent found them in my stash yet ???
I did buy this one on ebay but its the correct set up for the brass ring on the cap top and off set etc but is the wrong shaft size . The Kong is 5/8 and this one is 1/2 . Fits the NASH dual coil .....
Oh well i will keep looking in the stash .........

 

[KiWinUS]

My Kong I Distributor. Also a couple of mags from my ignition stash sickness

 

[flatheadmurre]

My Kong I Distributor. Also a couple of mags from my ignition stash sickness

One looks like a Pounden Gerde ?
Nice collection

 

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

My Kong I Distributor. Also a couple of mags from my ignition stash sickness

Wow that could be a 10K pile .........??

 

[petehoovie]

Wow that could be a 10K pile .........??

 

[KiWinUS]

Correct Murree. A real nice restored Pounden. I hav 3 sets of the twin V drive mags. They came from your part of the world Murree 1 from Denmark 2 from Sweden. I have many more flathead magneto’s & hot rod distributors. Maybe I need to post them on here sometime.

 

[Tim Ayers]

My buddy had one on his '40. I believe he said cap and rotor were Toyota

Towards the end, Kong used a Toyota cap and rotor set up. The first units used a cap from Lincoln and another one I can't recall.

 

[KiWinUS]

Here’s some better pics of my Kong. Has straight rotor. Needs carbon brushes for rotor & cap.

 

[Tim Ayers]

Here’s some better pics of my Kong. Has straight rotor. Needs carbon brushes for rotor & cap.

Tony:

Yours looks like it has the Lincoln cap.

 

[KiWinUS]

Tony:

Yours looks like it has the Lincoln cap.

Correct Tim. Would like an extra cap & rotor at a sensible price. Rotor is for 5/8 shaft.

 

[Tim Ayers]

Correct Tim. Would like an extra cap & rotor at a sensible price. Rotor is for 5/8 shaft.

Sensible is right. I've seen them for sale @ Hershey. $400-500 seems to be the going rate.

 

[Retson the Racer]

Do you mind going into a little more detail on that Kong front drive? I have received a unit, with a boss to run a Hilborn injection pump. Unfortunately it is missing most of the electronics.