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BUBBAS IGNITION · 04-08-2011, 08:42 AM

This one made my distributor of the week for this week.
After some discussion with a fellow Hamber there doesnt seem to be a lot of distributors available for the 337 big flatheads.
So lets make one up.
We need a good core distributor for parts and make up of the drive shaft ( a un-usual duck for sure). A trip to the machine shop and make up a new butt on a Mallory rev pol of correct rotation etc. A little machining and a new sleeve pressed on the housing and "walla" you have a new 337 distributor housing using the Mallory insides and the "cool look" Mallory rev pol two piece cap.
A little assembly time and on the machine we go, this one had a little too much advance and needed the internal stops shimmed up to make it picture perfect. It will recieve a pertronixs electronic module etc and its done .

Nice look dont ya think???

55 dude · 04-09-2011, 03:10 AM

pretty cool!

Henry/Kokomo · 04-09-2011, 11:46 AM

"Don't have one?" "Well, lets just make one!" Love that sentiment/attitude. As always, beautiful piece of work. Congrats.

Tom's36coupe · 04-09-2011, 12:02 PM

Best of all, made in the USA! Great work, thanks for all you do for the hobby.

sturgis 39 · 04-09-2011, 11:28 PM

Buba

Did you know Kong Jackson? He was always working on flat head distributers. I had lunch with him and Ed Iskandari. I did not know who he was until a few years latter when I was reading some book about the history of hot rodding. He was trying to talk Iskandari out of a master cam for a flathead during the lunch.

BUBBAS IGNITION · 04-10-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sturgis 39

Buba

Did you know Kong Jackson? He was always working on flat head distributers. I had lunch with him and Ed Iskandari. I did not know who he was until a few years latter when I was reading some book about the history of hot rodding. He was trying to talk Iskandari out of a master cam for a flathead during the lunch.

Dont know Kong but have worked on some of his early Ford products. Ed Isky has been in our shop a few times on Gasoline Alley during the years when the PRI show was in Indy.

Amazing what the two of them did during the "day"..

04-09-2011, 03:10 AM	#2
55 dude Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 359	Re: 337 Flathead distributor build up..... pretty cool!

04-09-2011, 11:46 AM	#3
Henry/Kokomo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kokomo, Indiana Posts: 1,731	Re: 337 Flathead distributor build up..... "Don't have one?" "Well, lets just make one!" Love that sentiment/attitude. As always, beautiful piece of work. Congrats.

04-09-2011, 12:02 PM	#4
Tom's36coupe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 549	Re: 337 Flathead distributor build up..... Best of all, made in the USA! Great work, thanks for all you do for the hobby.

04-09-2011, 11:28 PM	#5
sturgis 39 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lead. South Dakota Posts: 963	Re: 337 Flathead distributor build up..... Buba Did you know Kong Jackson? He was always working on flat head distributers. I had lunch with him and Ed Iskandari. I did not know who he was until a few years latter when I was reading some book about the history of hot rodding. He was trying to talk Iskandari out of a master cam for a flathead during the lunch. __________________ IF IT CAN NOT BE FIXED WITH BLASTING WIRE, JB WELD OR DUCT TAPE ---IT CAN NOT BE FIXED Do not get me started on the stupidity of ethanol. I think one of the monitors is from Iowa and he will delete the thread.