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**Ryan** · 04-30-2008, 02:46 AM

I've posted many, many times about my flathead distributor woes here as well as on the forums. Realistically, these problems can be broken down to two sources:

1. Really poor Chinese made point sets.

2. My own stupidity.

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A32Flathead · 04-30-2008, 02:54 AM

That does sound nice...

slim53 · 04-30-2008, 02:58 AM

Do you ever sleep? Your coupe sounds good though.

**Ryan** · 04-30-2008, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slim53

Do you ever sleep? Your sounds good though.

Yeah, about to go do that right now.

woodbox · 04-30-2008, 04:20 AM

Ryan,

I just got home from work to find my T shirt in the mail and couldn't get it on quick enough.......its the bomb man! better than ever.

The coupe sounds great......where do find time to sleep with that in your garage? The interior looks shit hot also, nice work.

Loved the video clip but was dissapointed there was no cameo from 'GTO' or even 'The girl'! Ha!

**Lucky77** · 04-30-2008, 04:41 AM

Glad you got everything figured out. Wow does that coupe look good flying down the road and it sounds awesome.

Jonny69 · 04-30-2008, 05:08 AM

I think I urinated slightly when I watched that. It might have been sex wee.

revkev6 · 04-30-2008, 05:46 AM

nothing quite like a dizzy machine to sort out issues like that. I think i'm going to run an MSD box on my mallory yc-365hp so that the points are only a trigger without all the voltage and amperage going through them.

glad you have it sorted out!

BillBallingerSr · 04-30-2008, 06:21 AM

The car sounds really good, just the way a hot flattie is supposed to! Damn!

Liked the Merle at the end, "just keep on workin'..."

What cam have you got in it? It sounds like an old Isky "miler" like you would run at The Texas Mile or Maxton?

Flatman · 04-30-2008, 06:27 AM

I put one of Jim's dizzys in my 8BA, drop in and go

They do great work at Bubba's!

Flatman

Tudor · 04-30-2008, 06:36 AM

What a tease that video is!! I kept waiting to hear it sing WOT with some gear changes. Come on man!!! Those little blips sounded great though. Especially the idling shot from behind accross the road.

Glad you got your problem worked out. I am sure that feels great.

29 sedanman · 04-30-2008, 06:46 AM

Yeah Bubba and the crew are good guys. He has helped and is continuing to help me with the tuning issues I have had. I stopped by yesterday and he was in the middle of building a box full of the chevy to Flatty distributor conversions. Lots of neat stuff going on there.

Petejoe · 04-30-2008, 07:00 AM

Old Bubba knows his distributors.
We are so lucky to have expertise in so many areas right here on the Hamb.
I just installed one of Jim's 60's style Gm Converted distributers in my 8ba and that thing is the tits. I may just do as Bruce has always suggested and give the old Ford 8ba distributor the Naval Flotation test.
Sure beats the cost of any electronic setup too. Glad to hear the Model A is burring along. Consider a slight carb fuel/air adjustment since it's now firing so well. PJ

coupster · 04-30-2008, 07:00 AM

Wow how cool is all of that. I love my dizzy machine, I need to spend more time playing with it. The video is top notch I love the sound of a flatty.

**Stevie G** · 04-30-2008, 07:22 AM

That idle is just "Dead Sexy!"
Glad to here you got it sorted out.

SanDiegoJoe · 04-30-2008, 08:18 AM

I can't wait to hear the 250 Chevy that Jim built. True hot rodder right there man.

- Joe

lindross · 04-30-2008, 08:19 AM

Nice write up Ryan. No doubt about two things. I'm biased (cause it's my pop

) and he flat out knows his stuff. It's his knowledge base that keeps our cars as well as others on the road with thousands upon thousands of problem free miles year after year.

Insert cheap plug here... he also did a nice write up on ignition in the latest issue of Hometown Hot Rods.

buzzard · 04-30-2008, 08:30 AM

Miller did a great job on that one. His skills are really coming along!

Engine Pro 5X · 04-30-2008, 08:35 AM

Nice work. Once again I'm glad to see good reults in the world of hot-rodding. I see that Jim at Bubba's knows that the distributor machine is for more than just setting the dwell. He's a pro in my book Nice Work>>>>.

seatex · 04-30-2008, 08:37 AM

Nuthin' like the sound of a Hot A-Bone cruizin' down a hill country road............... congrat's, what a sweet car.........GOD BLESS TEXAS!

04-30-2008, 02:46 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,687	Hotter Spark, Better Sounds I've posted many, many times about my flathead distributor woes here as well as on the forums. Realistically, these problems can be broken down to two sources: 1. Really poor Chinese made point sets. 2. My own stupidity. ... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

04-30-2008, 02:54 AM	#2
A32Flathead Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 95008 CA.USA, formerly London, England Posts: 9,437	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds That does sound nice... __________________ Sarcasm...just one more valuable service I offer... Road Devils Car Club TM www.calik9.com

04-30-2008, 02:58 AM	#3
slim53 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MN Posts: 418	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Do you ever sleep? Your coupe sounds good though. __________________ "Slim, your like the little brother I never had, except smaller." Scavengers CC - Twin Cities Last edited by slim53; 04-30-2008 at 03:06 AM.

04-30-2008, 04:20 AM	#5
woodbox Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Whangarei New Zealand Posts: 594	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Ryan, I just got home from work to find my T shirt in the mail and couldn't get it on quick enough.......its the bomb man! better than ever. The coupe sounds great......where do find time to sleep with that in your garage? The interior looks shit hot also, nice work. Loved the video clip but was dissapointed there was no cameo from 'GTO' or even 'The girl'! Ha! __________________ There is only one sure thing in this life.....and that's doubt.....I think!

04-30-2008, 04:41 AM	#6
Lucky77 Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 2,264	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Glad you got everything figured out. Wow does that coupe look good flying down the road and it sounds awesome. __________________ Never argue with and idiot, people watching won't be able to tell the difference. Scott Sheehan Nightmares C.C.

04-30-2008, 05:08 AM	#7
Jonny69 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: England Posts: 275	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds I think I urinated slightly when I watched that. It might have been sex wee.

04-30-2008, 05:46 AM	#8
revkev6 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ma Posts: 2,748	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds nothing quite like a dizzy machine to sort out issues like that. I think i'm going to run an MSD box on my mallory yc-365hp so that the points are only a trigger without all the voltage and amperage going through them. glad you have it sorted out!

04-30-2008, 06:21 AM	#9
BillBallingerSr Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In Hell Posts: 651	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds The car sounds really good, just the way a hot flattie is supposed to! Damn! Liked the Merle at the end, "just keep on workin'..." What cam have you got in it? It sounds like an old Isky "miler" like you would run at The Texas Mile or Maxton?

04-30-2008, 06:27 AM	#10
Flatman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,974	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds I put one of Jim's dizzys in my 8BA, drop in and go They do great work at Bubba's! Flatman __________________ Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.

04-30-2008, 06:36 AM	#11
Tudor Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: GA Posts: 5,799	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds What a tease that video is!! I kept waiting to hear it sing WOT with some gear changes. Come on man!!! Those little blips sounded great though. Especially the idling shot from behind accross the road. Glad you got your problem worked out. I am sure that feels great. __________________ SFCC - We can do it ourselves 10.68 @ 127 MPH http://youtu.be/zDEnVfdLWuo

04-30-2008, 06:46 AM	#12
29 sedanman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 2,324	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Yeah Bubba and the crew are good guys. He has helped and is continuing to help me with the tuning issues I have had. I stopped by yesterday and he was in the middle of building a box full of the chevy to Flatty distributor conversions. Lots of neat stuff going on there. __________________ Tracy Turner

04-30-2008, 07:00 AM	#13
Petejoe Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zoar, (Middle of Hot Rod Universe) Ohio Posts: 6,685	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Old Bubba knows his distributors. We are so lucky to have expertise in so many areas right here on the Hamb. I just installed one of Jim's 60's style Gm Converted distributers in my 8ba and that thing is the tits. I may just do as Bruce has always suggested and give the old Ford 8ba distributor the Naval Flotation test. Sure beats the cost of any electronic setup too. Glad to hear the Model A is burring along. Consider a slight carb fuel/air adjustment since it's now firing so well. PJ __________________ In my old age... Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked..... the good fortune to run into the ones I do..... and the eyesight to tell the difference.

04-30-2008, 07:00 AM	#14
coupster Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oscoda Mi Posts: 855	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Wow how cool is all of that. I love my dizzy machine, I need to spend more time playing with it. The video is top notch I love the sound of a flatty.

04-30-2008, 07:22 AM	#15
Stevie G Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: On the road to Bethlehem....no....really!! Posts: 5,145	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds That idle is just "Dead Sexy!" Glad to here you got it sorted out. __________________ Member ADHDC. Sure, I have a lot of cars but...Hey, that would look real cool with a...

04-30-2008, 08:18 AM	#16
SanDiegoJoe Old School HAMBer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,535	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds I can't wait to hear the 250 Chevy that Jim built. True hot rodder right there man. - Joe __________________ SanDiegoJoe The story of my '50 Shoebox: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4

04-30-2008, 08:19 AM	#17
lindross Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speedway, Indiana Posts: 1,746	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Nice write up Ryan. No doubt about two things. I'm biased (cause it's my pop ) and he flat out knows his stuff. It's his knowledge base that keeps our cars as well as others on the road with thousands upon thousands of problem free miles year after year. Insert cheap plug here... he also did a nice write up on ignition in the latest issue of Hometown Hot Rods. __________________ Bubba's Hot Rod Shop - Linder Technical Services

04-30-2008, 08:30 AM	#18
buzzard Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Austin, Texas U.S.A. Posts: 4,343	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Miller did a great job on that one. His skills are really coming along! __________________ "Don't be a Janet" [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-30-2008, 08:35 AM	#19
Engine Pro 5X Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SAUSAGE CAPITOL US of A Posts: 4,199	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Nice work. Once again I'm glad to see good reults in the world of hot-rodding. I see that Jim at Bubba's knows that the distributor machine is for more than just setting the dwell. He's a pro in my book Nice Work>>>>. __________________ GET IN THE TRUCK JETHRO!!! WE'RE GOING TO CALIFORNIA!!! SWIMMING POOLS!!! MOVIE STARS!!!***CAN I SHOW YOU MY BEST KIELBASA ???

04-30-2008, 08:37 AM	#20
seatex Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: outside o' Austin Tx Posts: 1,542	Re: Hotter Spark, Better Sounds Nuthin' like the sound of a Hot A-Bone cruizin' down a hill country road............... congrat's, what a sweet car.........GOD BLESS TEXAS! __________________ Nobody is tighter than the "Loosers" !

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