Progress, and more questions.

[yellow210]

So Yellow 210 has been in sickbay for a bit, but progress has been made. To date, we have all new front suspension and steering ( including a Borgenson P/S and Ididit column), new rear springs, and a complete redo of the clutch linkage. Also added a Hurst Comp Plus shifter, and a fan shroud. So I'm excited to get the old girl on the street, and guess what, no fire. Crap.
So I do my trouble shooting, and the MSD box has pooped the bed. So, I'd like a reliable ignition with a vacuum advance for a street cruiser. Thoughts?
Thanks all, Greg

[210Chevy]

Show us some pictures yellow :)

[markm]

I run a Mallory Unilite in 56 with a Petronix conversion, 55 still has a tach drive Unilite with a MSD 6AL. I have a UNilite with vacuume advance have considered it for 56.

[carls 56 (RIP 11/24/2021)]

old technology works just fine on mine, nothing fancy.

[BamaNomad]

Carl,

I'm admiring those neat coils you have in your brake lines (taking up the extra length of the lines?)... I tried to do that with mine rather than cut off the lines and redo the flare fitting on the end and I ended up with a mess... HOW DID you make those neat bends? and did you do it ON the car, or with the lines off the car?

[carls 56 (RIP 11/24/2021)]

PO DID THOSE, BOUGHT IT THAT WAY.

[markm]

Bamas correct those coils are very well done, like factory ones on later models.

[Old Buzzard]

So, I'd like a reliable ignition with a vacuum advance for a street cruiser. Thoughts?

Small cap HEI?

[markm]

In my opinion the only reliable HEI are the OEM ones and they dont fit 55-57 unless motor is moved foward. I am not a big fan of that, requires moving radiator et.

[Belair-o]

I have been happy with the MSD RTR distributor I put on my car.
Not HEI, is vacuum advance.

[210Chevy]

Very Nice

[redmanf1]

Looks great..