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bettlesr · 10-30-2020, 10:10 AM

Benson & Ruth
The distributor is from a 1979 Honda Civic. I had to machined the bottom of the body slightly to fit into the head. The shaft was then cut to length and the tab machined on the end. I use the vacuum unit from a 1980 Honda distributor. There was way too much advance so I welded up the slot so all my advance was from 10° to 28° btdc.
I time it for 10° advanced at idle. I also limited the travel on the vacuum unit to retard the spark about 5° under a heavy load.
You could also do this with a 1980 distributor which has an electronic module.
I got the idea for this from CORLEY, you might want to scan his posts on distributors.
Dick

10-30-2020, 10:10 AM	#16
bettlesr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Florham Park, NJ Posts: 396	Re: What color to paint repro Winfield 7:1 head? Benson & Ruth The distributor is from a 1979 Honda Civic. I had to machined the bottom of the body slightly to fit into the head. The shaft was then cut to length and the tab machined on the end. I use the vacuum unit from a 1980 Honda distributor. There was way too much advance so I welded up the slot so all my advance was from 10° to 28° btdc. I time it for 10° advanced at idle. I also limited the travel on the vacuum unit to retard the spark about 5° under a heavy load. You could also do this with a 1980 distributor which has an electronic module. I got the idea for this from CORLEY, you might want to scan his posts on distributors. Dick __________________ 1965 Lotus Elan S2 1930 Model A Sport Coupe