Thread: 302 Stroker??

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Originally Posted by rspears

Mike, I did not have any hope that this distributor would work for you, given the constraints. I knew it would be too short. Good luck on the hunt.

10-4, Roger that... to much stuff trying to occupy what's left of my little brain. I did "chat" with a guy and he said he ran one of these intakes with a stock ford unit "from the day".. so I've been looking at ebay also. Who knows how accurate this guy is.. But it could be a 40 or 50 dollar bet vs. a 300 or 400 dollar gamble.

I found a dizzy at the MSD site that piques my interest, visually I think it might fit, and it has 11 choices of advance curves and it's all done digitally inside the dizzy - under the cap... so I'm window shopping?!?! Shoot me!

Originally Posted by 34_40

10-4, Roger that... to much stuff trying to occupy what's left of my little brain. I did "chat" with a guy and he said he ran one of these intakes with a stock ford unit "from the day".. so I've been looking at ebay also. Who knows how accurate this guy is.. But it could be a 40 or 50 dollar bet vs. a 300 or 400 dollar gamble.

I found a dizzy at the MSD site that piques my interest, visually I think it might fit, and it has 11 choices of advance curves and it's all done digitally inside the dizzy - under the cap... so I'm window shopping?!?! Shoot me!

Mike, I might still have an old 289 distributor laying around someplace on a shelf---perhaps the early one's were a bit different? Also, some place in one of the dark corners of my feeble brain I seem to remember an offset housing arrangement for a 289???? Not a clue who made it, or even what I might have seen it on. Are the MSD distributors for the crank trigger units a possibility????

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Mike, I might still have an old 289 distributor laying around someplace on a shelf---perhaps the early one's were a bit different? Also, some place in one of the dark corners of my feeble brain I seem to remember an offset housing arrangement for a 289???? Not a clue who made it, or even what I might have seen it on. Are the MSD distributors for the crank trigger units a possibility????

If you could scare up an old unit your willing to part with / or / let me test fit with it, that would be great!!!

Offset won't work as there is a piece of the manifold that passes in front and encircles the dizzy.

I started to go down the road of a crank trigger system, but that's a total re-work of more than a few pieces under the dash. It's possible but not desirable.

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Maybe something like this, with a Pertronix kit? Rock Auto, 1965 Ford 289....

Exactly like that. My local supplier says it'll cost me 60 or 65 for a rebuilt. But if it don't fit.. I own it! What's that pic worth?

Mike, here's the link -http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...&parttype=7108 All but one have a $30 core charge built in, so they're not cheap.

As always, THANK YOU Roger! 8-)

Maybe Dave will have an old one.....

Originally Posted by 34_40

As always, THANK YOU Roger! 8-)

Maybe Dave will have an old one.....

Mike, I have the old stock one from my '69 302. I haven't decided if I'm going to add a pertronix and use it or get an MSD when the time comes. If you want, I could send it to you for a test fit. Let me know...

Originally Posted by randyr

Mike, I have the old stock one from my '69 302. I haven't decided if I'm going to add a pertronix and use it or get an MSD when the time comes. If you want, I could send it to you for a test fit. Let me know...

Heck YES! It would answer a few questions for me!! I'll drop you a PM. TIA.

R2, recieved the box today! As soon as I can get out to the shop - we'll have an answer, and if I haven't said it enough.. THANK YOU!

I did get the tranny shift kit completed and replaced the tranny mount as the studs/nuts were trashed from dragging over driveways.. I gotta lift this car a tad! 8-)

R2, got good news and bads news. That dizzy does drop all the way in. But, in only 1 position. On one side the mount for the cap hold down hits, while on the other side, the vacuum chamber limits rotation. So I do have something to work with!

I'll pull some measurements from this one and hopefully finish my conversation with MSD. I've got my eye on their # 8503.

I'll get this package re-assembled and back to you! Thanks Again!

And I did get the motor back in the car.. Glad about that!

A friend came by the shop and wanted to inspect for a noisy wheel bearing. What we determined tho, it was his newly purchased lug nuts on the alloy wheels. The "barrel" under the hex was bottoming out against the hub. Once he jacked up the first wheel, we thought it moved slightly so he grabbed it and gave it a shake. And it moved!! A couple seconds in the lathe 20 times got him in shape..

Then I wanted to install the lower pulley for the coupe and the lip that goes into the balancer was in the way 'cause the new balancer has a lip to carry the balancer! Back to the lathe for a trim job! Glad it's in and we're making progress.

Originally Posted by 34_40

And I did get the motor back in the car.. Glad about that!


Then I wanted to install the lower pulley for the coupe and the lip that goes into the balancer was in the way 'cause the new balancer has a lip to carry the balancer! Back to the lathe for a trim job! Glad it's in and we're making progress.

I don't see any pics.....how can we know you really did this????

Originally Posted by randyr

I don't see any pics.....how can we know you really did this????

I guess you'll have to trust me for now...
Or, you could hop a plane and check it out in person!?!?!

Originally Posted by 34_40

I guess you'll have to trust me for now...
Or, you could hop a plane and check it out in person!?!?!

Well, given those two choices I'll have to go with the former even though I'd like to do both. But I trust that knowing the potential repercussions, you'll take EXTRA pics next time you're in the shop, right??? Right???