ford anglia wagon

[mygasser]

happy christmas to you all and have a great new year.
i've ordered the new distributor and coil from summit and sorted a rolling road for the new year. just need to get the nitrous kit ordered in the next week or so then i'm ready for next season.

[mygasser]

finally there's something to report. the new pertronix III distributor and coil arrived this morning. only ordered from summit on the 23rd and here in england on the 29th despite the christmas break. plus a $20 off your next order voucher too which will come in handy when i order the nitrous kit soon 

[ScotiaFE]

Kool Car!
I've had great reliability with Pertronix junk.

[mygasser]

thanks, yes we've fitted a few pertronix conversions to points distributors and never had a problem either 

[mygasser]

started on the list of jobs this week. first the distributor change, what a performance that was. 2 hours later and it was out in lots of bits, boy was it stuck. once the top broke off i removed the inlet and ended up welding a large fwd driveshaft nut to the shaft so i could lever it out.

while the inlet (edelbrock streetmaster) was off i noticed the 'ears' were still there so i've made a start removing them and laying the runner dividers back to suit. 2 corners done, 2 to do. while it's off i'll port match it too, may as well make the most of what i have.

[jayb]

Wow, what a brutal distributor removal!  I hate it when they are stuck like that.  Have you test fit the new one yet?  Use some lubricant..

You will pick up some power with that Streetmaster modification.

[fairlanegt427]

I don't ever recall seeing a dizzy being that stuck upon removal.  anyone ever had that problem or is it pointing to another problem?

[mygasser]

Wow, what a brutal distributor removal!  I hate it when they are stuck like that.  Have you test fit the new one yet?  Use some lubricant..

You will pick up some power with that Streetmaster modification.

hi jay, yes the new one slides in and out no problem and i agree a smear of anti sieze will go on it when it's final fitting time.

[thatdarncat]

I don't ever recall seeing a dizzy being that stuck upon removal.  anyone ever had that problem or is it pointing to another problem?

I've had salvage yard motors & motors that have been sitting a long time stick & break.

[fairlanegt427]

I just never experienced that before.  I learned something new today.

[mygasser]

had similar on a 351c but got that one out whole, used a heat gun on the block around the distibutor.

[mygasser]

i finally finished porting the intake and got the motor together this week with the new dizzy and coil and 750 dp carb. it revs much crisper now, just need to book it in at the rolling road for setting up.

[mygasser]

hi all, it's been a while as i've changed jobs and had to move from my workshop of 25+ years and condense everything into my home workshop. but the good news is the anglia's booked in for a rolling road session on the 20th of this month. i'll let you know the result. it'll be nice to run it without any misfires and see what it'll do. regards, neil.

[jayb]

Good luck with the tuning session, Neil!

[mygasser]

thanks jay, it'll be nice to have it rev clean like it should.