More engine makeover progress

[powell72]

Well, after installing a vintage Offy intake with an oil fill tube and some finned valve covers my HEI looked out of place, so I decided to get a points distributor and do an electronic conversion from Pertronix. I like to scrounge for parts, swapmeets, junkyards, whatever. I have $16 in this stuff-




Distributor from junkyard that had a new cap and rotor-$8
Coil from swapmeet-$2
Coil bracket from swapmeet-$1
Old (but new in box) set of Valley Forge plug wires from swapmeet-$4
Distibutor gasket from Checker-$1

The Pertronix kit did bust the budget though, at $80.

I mounted the coil on the back of the driver's cylinder head to hide it a little for a cleaner look.




I also got the chance to straighten up some wiring on the firewall.




Here's the finished product, the coil isn't on in this pic, but you get the idea. Much better, this shouldn't keep me up at night anymore. lol