Y Block conversion to full advance....

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

Customer has 312 Y block installing it in a 1927 T. Using a three carb manifold and needed a distributor. Had already purchased a new unit from some where ( billett) that wont work based on overall height of distributor.
We have the orginal dual vac bowl from Y engine that also cant be used based on incorrect vacuum signal with loadamatic va and springs etc......
Took later unit with mechanical advance and vacuum advance and removed the vacuum unit and belt sanded the boss off the distributor to allow even more room in engine.
This unit has a ball bearing breaker plate ( the best ever) and contact points (kiss). Note weights are prestolite style(like a early mopar) with a rusty inner shaft etc. Tear down clean and polish all parts , lube and reassemble.
Brazed breaker plate into position. Looks good and fits into engine! Car builder is going to cut the firewall bunp just a bit to allow movement.
These old Ford distributors have the correct amount of advance and will run forever with a good quality set of contacts!!!!

 

[Ole Don]

I like the new stickers Bubba.

 

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

I like the new stickers Bubba.

Thanks Don , thats actually the decal we use to cover the vacuum slot on our chevrolet conversions etc.
The phone number is no longer used ( toll free) and i only have a few left ..
In this example its covering the vacuum hole left when removing the no longer used vacuum..

 

[y'sguy]

Looks great!
I agree about the ball bearing plate. Except that years ago I did have an old tbird dist. that had a bad "catch" in the plate it somehow and we couldn't get rid of it with cleaning, etc
. We did however have a NOS bearing plate handy in are parts stash! That was an easy 40 yrs ago. ugh.

 

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

Looks great!
I agree about the ball bearing plate. Except that years ago I did have an old tbird dist. that had a bad "catch" in the plate it somehow and we couldn't get rid of it with cleaning, etc
. We did however have a NOS bearing plate handy in are parts stash! That was an easy 40 yrs ago. ugh.

Its pretty common on a rebuild to find a catch caused by dirt grit etc getting into the bearing plate . We ultrasinically clean them and relube with oil ,check the rotation and pack with grease , usually fixes them....

 

[LOWRIDER]

I picked up an old Dynaflight dual point breaker plate off epay that had set on the shelf so long it would hardly move. Cleaned right up and was a great improvement over the single point. I improved it even more when I went to a Duraspark system.