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I got drunk and swallowed my teeth, now
I'm helping a friend work on his street rod that has a 331 hemi and we are trying to convert to elec ignition. A later Mopar dist fits the block perfectly but none of ma's later V8's use a long enough shaft. I've compared it to dist shafts from B's, RB's and small blocks, the sb, being the longest stills falls 1/4" short. (unlike Jester, who's 4" short)
I tried to install the Hemi shaft in a later housing but this won't work because the Hemi housing is shorter, allowing the shaft to extent deeper into the block.
What I need to do is extent the shaft another 1/4"
I've thought of using a sb dist and cutting the shaft and extending it by putting a sleeve over the shaft and pinning it to both shaft sections.
I've also played with the idea of cutting the end of the shaft off and cutting another shaft 1/4" longer and welding it onto the first shaft while trying to keep it 100% true.
The only other alternative is to buy a Mallory/MSD breakerless for $300 plus the MSD box for $??
Any fresh ideas?
I tried to install the Hemi shaft in a later housing but this won't work because the Hemi housing is shorter, allowing the shaft to extent deeper into the block.
What I need to do is extent the shaft another 1/4"
I've thought of using a sb dist and cutting the shaft and extending it by putting a sleeve over the shaft and pinning it to both shaft sections.
I've also played with the idea of cutting the end of the shaft off and cutting another shaft 1/4" longer and welding it onto the first shaft while trying to keep it 100% true.
The only other alternative is to buy a Mallory/MSD breakerless for $300 plus the MSD box for $??
Any fresh ideas?
