distributor options v8 flattie

fellas,
what are you guys running for spark in your flatties? specifically, a 51 f1 v8 flathead, otherwise stock, but am switching to 12v, got a wiring harness from ez, starter is stock. also looking for proper solenoid to use

 

there is only one option, one of bubbas. Oh and welcome.

 

YEP...GMC BUBBA is the DIZZY Master....He did my conversion.
it has NEVER ran so good.

 

Bubba hooked me up... Great people, great hot sauce too

 

Bubbas sbc conversion is the ticket

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ok so it seems to me bubbas is the answer... can i get some information from someone? post or PM??

 

cant beat the look of the old "flat-cap" mallorys tho...

 

want to keep my options open, what else is out there?

 

I used an MSD set-up (distributor, 6AL box, and coil) on a 276 '50 Merc I had in my '36 three window. It worked great. The only drawback was the spark was so hot, it would eat through a cap in 2-3K miles.

 

whoa, lol looking for something that is not self destructive lol, oh and thanks for the welcome junkyard kid

 

Well if you have axcess to a small lathe this is what I do


http://www.flatheadv8.org/hei.htm

 

Yah man the GMC bubba distributer is a small block chevy points distributer that he machines down to fit. It works great and you can get parts anywhere, its also half the price of a mallory.

 

going to have bubbas do a customers dist, he did my crab in the '47.

Bubbas website
bubbas profile

 

Timing marks?

 

well I ordered my SBC conversion from bubba yesterday lol.... He thanks all of yall for the support and the good words! Great customer service there by the way... thanks again guys... now if the parts could get here quicker i would be one happy some beach!!!

 

I used something a little different in my late flattie...a distributor from a late 80's Jeep Wagoneer with the 360 motor. If you look at one closely, it's basically a Ford Duraspark distributor EXCEPT it turns in the opposite direction from a Ford one which is what the flathead needs. The internals are identical to the Ford parts. You would need access to a small lathe to do some minor turning on the base of the housing and to make an adapter shaft. The housing diameter where it goes into the timing cover is the same as the flathead part (1 1/16" as I recall), but the timing cover will need to be reamed on through to that size. The thing I like best about it is it almost looks like the original and I can get the parts including the ignition module at any parts store (NAPA TP-40 is the ticket for the module).
Check it out!

 

got my dizzy in from bubbas a couple days ago, super stoked to get it in, looks nice, but im still cleaning up the frame before i wire the truck. looking at 2-3 weeks before i get her going. Got some questions on installing it... i know i should find TDC #1 piston on compression stroke, how did you guys find it on a flathead? this is my first one so.... probably just overthinking it since i havent even really played with it yet...