Distributor for 351/4

Why not just run an OEM Duraspark setup? 

my dizzy would fit on the engine as well, it was stuck on the oil pump drive, i had to fit the drive inside the dizzy, then on the oil pump to make it fit

ramair351 wrote: dont put an HEI on that 72.  much better looking for a restoration to get an original points distributor and put a pertronix ignition in it.  they run great, and no need to run a new 12v power wire

do you not have the original distributor for the car? if so and the shaft and gear is in good shape, use this pertronix kit to turn into electronic. I have used one for years, they work great.

ramair351 wrote: do you not have the original distributor for the car? if so and the shaft and gear is in good shape, use this pertronix kit to turn into electronic. I have used one for years, they work great. http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Garage-Sale-Pertronix-Ignitor-Kit-1957-74-Ford-V8,47428.html   if you dont have your original distributor, or it was junk, buy a replacement points type from napa or some other parts store, rip out the points setup and install the pertronix.         either way it makes for a clean looking restoration and you car will start and run great.  AND you wont have a chevelle distributor staring you in the face everytime you open the hood.

2nd that emotion. 

Hello are you running a stock setup. Get petronics electronic conversion kit .Ford use to put those in point distributors in the 60's to early 70's. It is a proven product for a stock engine. The last one I saw was in my 68 t-bird 429 , never a problem. Fits in place of the  points. Look into net for more info or email me.

I did the pertronix and it works GREAT!

look at Mallory E-spark 

Get a 460 electronic distibuter ie Ford Duraspark type as big block dizzy is the same as Cleveland and you can buy the durapark box new if you know what pigtails you have on the dizzyNI bought mine from junkyard took to auto parts store and got new cap/rotor and the electronic pick up and had them match up the plugs with the new duraspark electonic box then I was told by a Ford mechanic how to wire it in which was really simple and it has same size cap as points basically but is now electronic and ran it for years that way.Dizzy is still in the motor which is on a dolly in my garage and ignition is all there so if you go that route which is alot cheaper then aftermarket electronic dizzy like Mallory or MSD ignition and works just as good and I ran a Accel Super Coil which burnt up my points within a week and not one issue with using it with the Ford Duraspark Electronic ignition and used 460 electronic dizzy's are cheap and easy to find.

My money is on picking up a duraspark setup, but if you don't understand the hookup for one, the pertronics coversion could be the easier route and simple hookup.

You can buy a reman dist and in stall a pertronix ignittor
Reman distributor

Edited by stanman - 15-March-2011 at 1:36PM

i Dkd the Ford Duraspark electronic distributer and ignition box conversion back in 1988-89 and it was simple and I was told how to splice in the wiring to my existing harness by a Ford mechanic who had a ProStreet Mustang GT with a 460 and waseither blown or had a tunnel ram with dual quads.[nly mention that cause he was not only a Ford Mechanic but was a total Ford gearhead and every vehicle he owned was Ford including his wifes T-Bird and his Truck besides his toys.My car was originally a 73 base model that I swapped the 74 351C 2v which i changed to 4 barrel Carter AFB with Edelbrock Performer intake and 292 Duration Erson cam,double valve springs,CompCams lifters and pushrods, then put on headers and 2 1/2 exhaust with Thrush Turbo dual mufflers and turndowns under the car.Now I knew very little back then about auto wiring and I did it on my own car with the guy jusg gelling me which wires to splice into for the ignition and didn't have to use any harness from another car and if I did it over 20 years ago rest assure it was very simple A+B=C type stuff as now I know a heck of alot more about auto electrical systems then I knew back then but still I am no Auto Electric mechanic but know enough to do all the repairs needed in thee auto collision industry which included replaceing entire wirin harness and or repairing broken wires which we soldered and heat shrink sleeve the wires(no butt connecters) also have to replace airbags and modules as well as seatbelt systems that went off during collision as the retracters now have cartridges that fire from impact sensors that instantly lock the seatbelts from extending and the receptors even tighten up on some cars as they have Cartridges too that go off and it pulles the belt tighter when the sensor sets it off which after replacing all the components we have to go inwith the scanner and reset the system so the airbag light in the dash goes off and the system is reset for next collision.Back then I knew jack but simple wiring of what are now classic cars.

When I get a chance i will take the distributer out of my Cleveland and install it into my 69 429 engine in my 72 GTS and wire it up with the electronic Ford Duraspark ignition cause I won't run points on my hotrods and just haven't got into the engine phase of building the car.I'm sure Andy could trace the wiring on the harness he installed and tell you where tje electronic box is wired to what circiut cause I wired mine directly into the original 302 harness which had points system and it all worked but Iknow it will have to be wired into the ignition side of the harness or wiring.I still have the dizzy and coil hocked up on the motor and possibly the duraspark box might be attached.I canKt remember but I know I pulled all the ignition stuff off the car so I would have it to install the engine in a different vehicle later,but now since it is a 460 dizzy originally it will also fit in the 429 to eliminate the points.

Having given that warning, the gray car has 70K miles on it with an old Mallory Unilite, converted to petronix. I put 6K miles on it last year and had zero issues. YMMV.

Mallory Unilite has been treating my old Fords well for years.