[Jeff20B]

Sure. Keep the long group of wires intact.

Looks like the coils are arcing from reading your post on the other forum. If you're still using stock style NGK wires, you should be able to push the leading wires fully into the coil so they seat all the way in and stop arcing. The boot should seperate from the wire (it's usually glued but can be pulled apart). Slide the boot up the wire so you have plenty of length to insert the metal terminal as deep into the coil receptical as it will go. Then slide the boot down over the outer tower until snug. This prevents all arcing in my experience doing older rotories with points conversions and previously piston powered engine conversions (like the Datsun 510 I recently posted on the other forum).

Again I have never actually done a DLIDFIS upgrade in a 1st gen but the concept is the same. The coils are just further from the engine and the wiring is a little different.

One more thing. Like the aussie guy mentioned, the '80 dizzies use reverse polarity so once you solve the arcing problem, check things with a timing light. If timing seems a bit off, try reversing the red and green wires. Hey, this worked for me on an S5 T2 engine with an SC in my friend's REPU with GM HEIs and an '81-'85 dizzy. Your '80 dizzy should respond in a similar way if things are a little off.