Got a new engine? You still have to drop in the distributor. We are using our fresh 302 for illustration purposes, but the theory is the same if the engine is in the car. Just remember to disconnect the battery to avoid the electric nerve dance.
If you are anything like us, you've stabbed a distributor one tooth off at least once and put 'er in 180 degrees out more times than you are willing to admit. Swapping a points distributor for something a little more billet or simply pulling a race piece out for a recurve or a new gear should be a simple 20-minute operation. But if you get it wrong, you can spend the night in the garage. We don't want that and neither do you, so follow along as we show you two different scenarios for installing a distributor so you can get it right the first time.
