Bubba's 1 for 2 special

oldford2

oldford2

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Just got a distributor back from Bubba on the 1 for 2 special. It looks great! It has been cleaned, rebuilt and machine tested (5000 rpm's), then re-adjusted. John

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Looks good John, I just sent Bubba a distributor for our '51 F-1. If it comes back looking that nice maybe I'll build a display case for it...:)
 
Frank,
Well, sort of. I just rebuilt an 8ba and put in a 59ab cam, gears, 2 bolt cover, heads, pumps, truck bell (so it will bolt in to my 46) and will use this distributor with a crab cap. Hope it works. John
 
Very nice. I had to rebuild mine myself. I would have loved to have it done properly by Bubbas, but the freight from NZ to US and back is more than the build! :(
 
I got my 2 for 1 trade in special back last week. It's a beauty!! Bubba and his team sure do some nice work. I'm thinking I will put it on my new to me '35 5W coupe and see how she works :D
 

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All , the 2 for 1 program is still on and has been going very well.

We just finished the Newport Hillclimb ( sucks a lot of energy out of a old guy ) and will be at the "hundret car pile up" this week end and my help is heading to Hershey.


Will restart full production next week .

hang in there and advise if your unit is a emergency need......
 
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Yep "dizzy" is what some of the hamb guys call distributors.
:D

Came back from the Newport Hillclimb and found a new sign in my work area.
Guess my office manager figures i should stay at the shop a little more ??:eek:
 

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Picked up an 8BA this weekend and like the idea of the electronic conversion. Gonna ship that and two crab's for that two for one. Nice pic's on the web site and from the posts it's worth the wait:D
 
For thoes with 49-53 engines, you'd be better off with the Chevy conversion. Especially if you're running dual carbs.
 
Bubba,
Sending a '40 and '41 dizzy with coil today via UPS. Let me know costs when your are ready. I need them returned to: Custom Machining, Inc., 101 Adena Drive, Mt.Sterling, Ky. 40353 Thanks very much.
Bill
 
ky29roadster said:
Ron,
Tell me about Chebby conversion for late model.
ky29roadster
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Our chevrolet conversion uses the best of all worlds. The orginal GM (gasp) Delco distributor has proven over the years to be the most reliable and adjustable unit ever made. We tear down the delco and clean , polish and refinish all parts of the unit . Then we machine the housing to fit the ford/merc front cover with a new drive gear. A plate is added to the lower part to clamp down like the orginal flathead .
The unit is then curved on a test machine for the flathead with either contact points $ 150 or electronic ignition $192.
Each unit is shipped with a new black delco cap and rotor and if points are used (12 volt) a matching resistor is added as well.
To date we have shipped over 500 units to many happy flathead dudes all over the world...
 
Hi Bubba,

I just sent you two "crabs" for the special, and a Chevy dist for one of my later engines. There is a note in the box asking about the price of the chevy points type conversion, which was just answered above.

And how can you tell if your front cover (late one) is a Ford or Merc?

Ralph

P.S. Do the crabs taste better with your special Hot Sauce?
 
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