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    MSD distributors for 1964 361 ?

    So I installed the Pertronix D7142710 distributor. Even though it is not compatible with a 361 according to Pertronx, it fit just fine. Along with the MSD high vibration Blaster 2 coil and MSD spark plug wires. Needed to solder a copper wire in the ballast resistor to keep the wiring...
  2. J

    MSD distributors for 1964 361 ?

    Well i found the actual shaft measurements. From the mounting surface to the end of the shaft is 3.5" on the BB engine distributors. Not the RB. This useful. The pertronix 7142710 has that length as does the MSD 8386. So even though both pertronix and MSD do not list and will not confirm...
  3. J

    MSD distributors for 1964 361 ?

    Mine is completely original. It was new when my GF bought it in 1964. So trying to avoid the ECU box and put in a 'ready to run' distributor. Seems like an easy thing to do, it is just a lack of information regarding fitment. I was hoping someone here had already dropped in a pertronix or...
  4. J

    MSD distributors for 1964 361 ?

    This is a good idea.
  5. J

    MSD distributors for 1964 361 ?

    yes but most 383 were not RB, they were the standard BB. So why would a 383 for 300 be any different than a 361? The advance curve might vary but these have at least 6 different curves to choose from. So it seems like any distributor fitting a 383 or 400 BB would fit. But I cannot find...
  6. J

    MSD distributors for 1964 361 ?

    I tslked to him today. Very helpful. Points are no longer available. They can be had but no longer produced. Nice to know your pertronix works well. I have one on the way
  7. J

    MSD distributors for 1964 361 ?

    Also, there seems to be something about the 383 in a Chrysler 300 that is different than say a Newport or New Yorker. I can find a lot of distributor for the 1964 383 in the 300, but not the Newport or New Yorker. I think the block is the same?
  8. J

    MSD distributors for 1964 361 ?

    Thanks. I think you're correct. I suspect anything fitting the 383 should work, but once I open the box I cannot return it. The MSD is $600, Pertronix $320, Mallory $480. Just trying to find someone who has gone down this road before and can tell they used XX distributor in the 361. What is...
  9. J

    MSD distributors for 1964 361 ?

    I am having a hard time finding an electronic distributor to fit my 1964 Newport. I am trying to avoid an ECU unit. Looking for something like the "Ready to Run " MSD 8386. Cruising different suppliers I get all kinds of conflicting fitment info. Some say the MDS works, others say no. Same...
  10. J

    New here

    So I thought this was a B body? Is that not correct?
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    New here

  12. 64 Newport

    64 Newport

    This is a repeat so I can upload additional photos. As before, my GF bought this car in Winston Salem, NC in January of 1964. I got it when my GM quit driving in 1982. I drove it as my only car through college etc for 4 years. I put about 45,000 miles on it. It now has a total of 143,000...
  13. my Grandfathers car

    my Grandfathers car

    My GF bought this car in January 1964 in Winston Salem, NC. I have had it since 1982 when my GM quit driving. It has the original 361 engine. Sort of an odd duck of an engine to me. Low compression and 265 HP in the same block as the larger engines. I'm not sure I understand the point of...
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    New here

    I have a cabin up in the UP. My Father grew up in Iron Mountain.
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    New here

    I'll have to get better photos. My GF bought this car in Winston Salem, NC in January 1964. After my GM quit driving I got it while I was in college in 1982. I drove as my car for 4 years until an engine mount cracked off the block. So it sat for 20 years until I found a guy who could weld it...
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