No, that's a good question. I haven't done it, but looking at an older distributor, I can see how it could be done. The shaft with the points cam will have to be turned down to allow the stator wheel to slip over it. Then you could put a 302 pickup in place of the points. It will be a vacuum-only arrangement, but you'll get a better spark.



I think you can find posts elsewhere on this site that describe modifications to Holley 4150/4160 carbs to allow their use with the vacuum-only distributors.

Best regards,



Paul Menten

Meridian, Idaho

There may have been those that tried - and did make it work - but I haven't. I've kept my '56 tach drive unit safe in a box - and even bought a (bargain) Pertronix "Ignitor" for it - in case the day came when all went back to "original" (or close anyway).

Finding a '57 tach drive unit - that could be switched over to the Ford electronics - would likely take a ton of money. The alternative is to find a Mallory outfit (with tach drive) or do what others are doing - which is use the '57 up distributor and modify an electronic tach to fill the hole in the dash.

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona