Wow.
Looking at how tight that is for the distributor, I would say, no using points and condenser in the distributor. It looks like it would take some doing to get the cap off

The more pictures I see of your Model A, the more I am in Copy mode

I see you used one of those electric fans to cool the radiator, must be due to how low the fan sets and how much room you had to work with.
Did you have to use a special water pump and pulley or was you able to get away with the stock style?

We are tucked in on the edge of a mountain range (Olympic mountains ) at about 570 feet up looking down at the Hood Canal in Washington state.
Its all pretty much green forest, no, its All green forest here so it would take one big tsunami to get us.
I have seen the floods but always lived up in the mountains for the most part. Don't know why other than being a Norwegian with a name like Helmar

I am going to go look into your Photo album to see what you have added.
Any and All pic's of your Model A details are good

Helmar

This is a large cap GM HEI distributor. Pictures are a little deceiving. The cap can be removed easily. The distributor can be removed when using an Edelbrock Performer intake. When I installed the Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap there was not enough room to install the distributor due to the increased casting thickness of the intake manifold at the distributor hole. I had to place the distributor in the intake and install the intake/distributor as a unit. A little tricky but do-able. Better than pulling the engine to install the distributor.




That is correct. I ran the fan 100% of the time. I wired a relay in the system to alert me by lighting a warning light if the fan ever lost power. I do not trust the aftermarket thermostatically controlled switches for electric fans. I have seen many of them fail on others vehicles.




I used a stock short style Chevy water pump.



I also live in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The elevation varies but I am at 2400 feet. The Pigeon River flows from a higher elevation on down, eventually into Tennessee. There is a levee along the section of the river closest to me, but it wasn't high enough when those two hurricanes (Frances and Ivan) came thru. The water level exceeded the 100 year flood plane that time and did a lot of damage in this area.

Frisco, it sure looks as it can be done.
Right now that little 283 that I have has the stock intake with a two barrel Rochester on it (might be a carter) and the stock distributor.
I will sure think about an electronic ignition system for it.

Getting closer on what parts and pieces to start to gather up.
I still need to get time to put the Model A frame up to see what I have to start with first.

I have to end this message to go look to see if you showed or sent me your rear end setup on your Model A.
Helmar

The idea
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The beggenining of the reality

Shane

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Whoa what kind of frame is that? It have MG rostyle wheels on the front and they are only 4 lug what is it?

Looks like a ford frame with different suspension grafted on.

Shane

It is a 1932 Ford frame with Pinto/Mustang II IFS ... from 1974 to 1978

Deuce

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I went to the school of hard knocks ...
where the tuition is high but the retention is exceptional !

Well, I ran out of cash real fast.
My next step is to build a shop on our property to work on this project.
Kind of hard to do it on the Car Hauler.

The shop were I work is where the truck is and its not looking good for space to work on it there.

I will be picking up the stock frame and the rest of the truck to bring home for now. I hate it when things change like this, oh well....
HJ