318 poly electronic dist. upgrade

["Ray Henry" <62dart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, I was given an electronic distributor for my '62 318 poly that was
supposed to be a drop-in, as it's for a mid-70's 318-340-360 SB. Very nice
looking unit, milled housing, with GM module/cap/coil. However, when I went
to drop it in, I discovered that the distributor shaft is slightly larger
than the slot in the drive, preventing it from dropping all the way in. So I
guess my first question is could that drive inside the block easily be
swapped out for a mid-70's SB one?

Second question is should I bother, or will the distributor from a '79 318
SB actually fit without changing that drive? A friend of mine works in a
wrecking yard that has just received a low-mileage '79 Cordoba that they
will be parting out.

I've upgraded to an alternator, so the full voltage requirements should be
easily met for the GM style distributor, but I'm thinking I went to the
trouble to use Mopar for the alternator rather than the GM, so sticking with
Mopar is just somehow right.....

Thanks in advance for your replies....

- Ray


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