dont feel like a dinosaur gary i run the stock dissy with points & will probably never change it i find it good to keep my hands steady as a sugeon & a good eyesight check as i get older

moz. geelong victoria australia.

graduate 1980, bus, truck, car, hot rod, boat, submarine, hovercraft, hydrafoil, firetruck, mobile home, jet, helicopter, cruise ship, motorcycle, bicycle, santa's sleigh, clock, alloy bullbar, alloy fuel tank, lens, dr who's tardis, matter - anti matter warp drive buffer & y-block lover

Thanks once again fellas, I will definately give one of those options a go. Just for fun?? I will get the pro-comp installed now that I've got it, but I will also rebuild the other two as spares just so i can learn a thing or two about doing these conversions.

I should have kept reading more of the forums before venturing into the pro-comp but as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I'll update you all in a few weeks time once i've installed it.

Ken.

Yeah I ran with points for years too, but the conversion to electronic is so easy and the engine sure runs sweeter longer. I like the Accell units. I picked up one from Dan Jessup on this site and another on eBay. My experience with Pertronix was not good - had one fail which I bought locally for big bucks. Once converted you'll never go back.

Regards

Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

You guys are making me feel like a dinosaur because I am going to run with a stock dizzy and points.


Gary - 1958 Star Customline and 1940 Ford Deluxe Hotrod

Kenny by what you say you already have the the good distributor if the c4oe is a y block. If it is a Windsor it is the best core to convert to a yblock.

Pertronix Accell or Mallory are all good options for electronic conversion.

Regards

Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

Kenny,

You can fit duraspark components from a windsor distributor into a Y distributor.



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Lawrenceville, GA

the dissy that frank got for me was only $ 150.00 landed here & i had no core to swap i couldnt get one rebuilt in geelong at that price & i get trade price & om good mates with an auto electrician. ive had that dissy now for 3 years & never had a hassle with it.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

graduate 1980, bus, truck, car, hot rod, boat, submarine, hovercraft, hydrafoil, firetruck, mobile home, jet, helicopter, cruise ship, motorcycle, bicycle, santa's sleigh, clock, alloy bullbar, alloy fuel tank, lens, dr who's tardis, matter - anti matter warp drive buffer & y-block lover

thanks guys, I wasn't really thinking about "made in china" stuff and was just wanting to experiment a bit and go electronic without too much hassell.

Anyways, I do have two points distributors that need rebuilding, ones a FEK12127 that I took out, and the other is a C40E-2127A.

I don't mind buying off Ebay and any good directions on what brands or companies to buy from would be appreciated.

Cheers Ken

Ken,

Your realy closing your options off by not being willing to import things. I've had some large thing come across to Australia for example a radiator, one of my intake manifolds, a dizzy, the other day I had a bendtsen AOD adaptor kit turn up. The American market is extensive and inexpensive.

If your worried about using a credit card over the net, get a debit card and only have the cash in the account for the transaction you are doing.

With the internet, ebay and the Yanks into fities cars. Parts that weren't available 20 years ago are within your reach and you don't even have to leave home.

cheers

Warren

   

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

I don't remember all the details, maybe Moz can tell you. But all you guys gotta do is ask, we can and will find them. Probably for less than a hundred US. I think I paid 57 bucks for Moz's. you might be able to work out something with Lon or one of the Guys from OZ who comes over for The Y block shhotout last of August. Might save some shipping.

Frank/Rebop

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