CANISDOG(at)aol.com wrote:
> Pinemasters,
> A couple of questions:
>
> 1. I am restoring a 1963 GT S3 and putting a 69 GT engine in. The engine is
> just about ready for reassembly. I got to thinking about the distributor
> thing and so I called Rick at SS and asked if they would swap straight across
> NO. The S3 has the Tach drive in the side and the later don't. The problem
> is I have already had my gauges done by MoMa and I was planning on keeping
> the mechanical Tach. The change to an Elec Tach requires some wires and junk
> I really don't want to deal with. He said I could modify the length of the
> gear shaft on the distributor? Has anybody out there done this? Any
> suggestions? Tigers are sooo much simpler!
> 2. I took my steering column out and today in an attempt to include that box
> in a powder coat batch I took it apart. I had ball bearings everywhere! I
> got them all back. 14 large and 24 small.
> How hard is thing to get back together and what sequence should i use?
>
> Thanks
> Paul
> Colorado
The 1725 can be adapted to use the earler tach drive dist.
The adapter involves an extension to the offset key drive off the
oil pump, which in turn drives the distributor.
This will most likely need to be done using a mill, so you'll need
a machist to help out here.
Jarrid
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