]I dropped in my engine and transmission into my 67 this weekend, so now I'm starting to collect some of the other parts I need. One of the things that I'm missing is a distributor. The engine I dropped in is an 1982 302. I have no idea on the history of the engine, but it was in the car so I was able to hear it run and drive it ( plus it was really cheap). I'm only going to run this engine for one year, then build the engine I really want. One of the things missing is a distributor. I had a 289/302 distributor, but for some odd reason, it does not seem to fit. I was looking at some aftermarket options and it 79-83 302s take a different part number than the Pre 79 302 and 289 engines? Can someone confirm that for me or educate me on the differences? Maybe I'm off base here?
Options:
- Distributor, duraspark and wiring from a salvage yard
- HEI style distributor from ebay
- Complete Aftermarket dist, etc ( MSD, Pertronix, etc) = $$$
Any thoughts? Does anyone have any experience with the Ebay HEI units such as or similar:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SBF-SMALL-BLOCK-FORD-HEI-DISTRIBUTOR-50K-289-302-5-0_W0QQitemZ390155080022QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5ad70e1156
Since this is temporary, I don't want to spend a ton of cash.
Thoughts?
Options:
- Distributor, duraspark and wiring from a salvage yard
- HEI style distributor from ebay
- Complete Aftermarket dist, etc ( MSD, Pertronix, etc) = $$$
Any thoughts? Does anyone have any experience with the Ebay HEI units such as or similar:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SBF-SMALL-BLOCK-FORD-HEI-DISTRIBUTOR-50K-289-302-5-0_W0QQitemZ390155080022QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5ad70e1156
Since this is temporary, I don't want to spend a ton of cash.
Thoughts?