Ballast Resistor Picture Needed

[James W.]

Does anyone have a picture of an original 1.8 ohm balliast resistor for a "64 Corvette equipped with a 327/300?

Thanks,

James West

[John H.]

Re: Ballast Resistor Picture Needed

Does anyone have a picture of an original 1.8 ohm balliast resistor for a "64 Corvette equipped with a 327/300?

Thanks,

James West

James -

I believe the photo below shows what you're after (GM #1957154).


BallastCorrect.jpg

[Wayne M.]

Re: Ballast Resistor Picture Needed

Here's another couple of shots; not sure if it would have had the blue markers or black, so unsure of ohm rating. But I believe this is period-correct, with sharp (snipped) contours of the screw tab.





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[James W.]

Re: Ballast Resistor Picture Needed

I have the same one what Wayne has in my original spare parts box that I took off of my '64 because it didn't look so good back in 1979. The current 63/64 TMJG says... "Original resistors have small notches on the outside corners of the attaching tab." Do you agree that the description matches what Wayne's picture shows? If it is I need to try and original resistor since I took a deduct for having a service replacement on my car when it was last judged.

[John H.]

Re: Ballast Resistor Picture Needed

The current 63/64 TMJG says... "Original resistors have small notches on the outside corners of the attaching tab." Do you agree that the description matches what Wayne's picture shows?

Yes, although it's not easy to describe - they're actually die cuts created during the progressive-die operation that created the steel band that was later formed around the resistor and spot-welded, and they varied A LOT.