Understood, you are not being stubborn. You have the right to do things the way you see best after you recieve all the BS from us.

Here are the original questions:
"Two questions.
Does the ohm rating of the ballast resistor matter? Mine measures 1.6 ohms. The original resistor wire measures 2.5 ohms.
ANSWERED BY OPINIONS AND PERTRONIX DATAIs it ok to install the ballast resistor inside the cab? I would rather have it hidden under the dash than visible in the engine bay."
ANSWERED BY OPINIONS ABOUT HEAT AND GM DESIGN LOCATIONNoted
possible conflict with your wiring diagram vs Pertonix diagram