So with electricals on the list of "things to do", and the wiring I'm not too motivated to tackle..."yet", I'm looking into the ignition system, and decided to try and fit an old point dist. into the block, to see how much clearance I'll have against the firewall. And here is one shot, for your viewing pleasure.
Plenty of room, at least in its vicinity. Above it is kinda tight, but will still work. So many will say "why not an HEI?" I know most will have one, but I particularly don't like them. For many reasons, but one is their size. In this tight chassis, the more room the better. And it's not that I favor a point system, (but used them successfully for years), with an MSD box, you remove the points, and install their set-up. I like the idea of multi firing, and know it's been used favorably for decades. The unfortunate problem now-a-days, is their cost. They offer an MSD box, "with" a (a$$hole woke won't let me say the opposite of "advance") box which will set you back $700!!!!!
Not for me. even W/O the "delay" box, they're still $500. Long story short, I purchased a brand new "BlocK" distributor system, which includes a dist. with a small black cap, rotor, module, external coil, and wires for way less than $300. Should be here tomorrow. hoping to find a used MSD at the swap meet, (or Ebay) for a better price. As far as a "delay" for ign. under boost conditions, looking for advice with that. Any takers?
