Author: "Knapik, Robert J" <robert.j.knapik@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 08:02:16 -0800
I've got a 58 Chevy 3100 with a 235 what's the best way to convert my Gen. to an alternator? Also what distributor do I need to convert to electronic ignition. Thanks Bob Knapik Robert.J.Knapik@Intel
E-mail Patricks (Patstrks@aol.com) or call (520) 836-1117 and request a catalog. It has a good page on changing from generator to alternator, upgrade to 12 Volt electrics etc. Also check FAQs at WWW
Bob, As far as the distrubutor goes, a converted GM 250 I6 can be done. Buffalo Enterprises in Washington State or Stovebolt Engine Company in Michigan sells them already done up. I think around $125
Hi again bob, Well lets see..Since you are new to the group here is some background info. Our list is monitored through e-scribe.com. All the messages are archieved there for research purposes. If yo
Right you are. For those looking for a stock look, the current converted HEI, although a performer, looks ugly as hell (or have the finned side cover). HOWEVER, good 'ol Tom is close to working out m
Don't overlook the Mallory dual point. I have one that works beautifully. The mechanical advance means you can get rid of an ugly vacuum line. Patrick's sells them. I haven't tried an HEI, but at the
The best and easiest conversion would be an internal regulator alternator that's already been converted to one-wire operation. Then all you need to do is run only the large wire to the amp meter if t
Therer are conversion kits from JC Whitney for about 70 buck and still use the stock dist. cap. I would not do away with the vacuum advance. It will heat up and mileage will suffer. It can ping under
I'm confused. The Mallory dual point has mechanical advance and no vacuum mechanism. When you say you would not do away with the vacuum, do you mean that the mechanical advance is not as good as the
'70s-'90s If I might chime in for a bit. My feeling is the reason to go HEI is to eliminate points all together. Better cold weather starting, and generally easier to maintain. Mechanical advance has
Creating a "stock looking" HEI sounds interesting. However, the reason the diameter of an HEI is so much greater than that of a points type distributor is to prevent arcing across the contacts in the
I used the Pertronix kit on my '65 Nova SS with 283 and it worked great. Looks completely stock and started up much better. I don't know if they make a kit for sixes though. The vacuum advance is ok
Perhaps it's just the mild climate out here in the wild west. I understand why HEI ought to be better, but the empirical evidence suggests that there isn't a whole lot of practical difference, at le
suggests I'll second that. Over the years I chaned points to HEI on a 71 Nova 250 six that I ran 10 years as a winter beater. I couldn't find any difference with HEI on starting or fuel mileage. I k
Uh Oh Grant, I'm in the SF Bay Area and will someday go with a TPI setup in my '59. Not soon though, the danged 235 runs too good, but I'll also be upgrading it to HEI as soon as I make a few more mo
Hi Mike, Well, I don't mean to be preachy about any of this. It's a free country, and you should do what makes you happy. I was just talking to Jim Forbes about putting a 454 in my orphan '55 1st (bu
Ran across several 57 3200 body parts at this site http://auction.carparts.com/HTML/Cat46521/Page1.htm Click on Body parts and Chassis Andy Johns 1951 3100 oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM truck
points Hi Grant, What part of the West Coast are you in? I can also show you what a BBC looks like in a '57 Chevy for ideas if you want. I realize the frame is wider than yours, but my Dad did most o
If the conversion kit had the ZAP of the HEI, I would agree, but they just don't put out like an HEI. oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
125 bucks? Thats a bargain! A stock new unit at a discount parts house is about 90 bucks. Also, if I am not mistaking, they recurve the dist. for the 235 new mexico jim oletrucks is devoted to Chevy