Charlie Schwendler & Stromberg 97

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by tubman

Another vote for Charlie. I will also mention that he occasionally does the conversion of GM distributors for use in 8BA engines that allows the use of non-stock carburetion. He has done a couple of SBC flattop Mallory dual-points for me since the original flathead specific models have gotten scarce and expensive.

Agree. If you see the various OHV versions cheap at swap and the cap is good, pick them up. The two piece flat top cap is the same on all of various Mallory versions.

[tubman]

Originally Posted by Tim Ayers

Agree. If you see the various OHV versions cheap at swap and the cap is good, pick them up. The two piece flat top cap is the same on all of various Mallory versions.

This is true, but there are two versions of the cap and rotor. They both fit all of the distributors, but the caps and rotors do not interchange, so you need a matching pair.

I find Pontiac and BB Mopar units are easier to find. However, I do not believe they can be converted for flathead use; you need a Chevrolet unit for that. They are good for parts, though.