Difference between stock single points and electronic distributors?

[67belvodere]

Looking at some online guides to distributor maintenance (Dave's Place - The Lost Art of Maintaining a Mopar Distributor), I was wondering if there is much, if any difference between a points and electronic ignition distributor?
Could you swap the breaker plate for the reluctor plate?
And then swap the upper shaft timing advance portion that has the octagon (v8) for the rubbing block/points for the electronic upper?

Anyone have both in hand to compare? I only have a 383 with points handy and a /6 with electronic pickup to look at...

Thanks in advance

 

[toolmanmike]

@HALIFAXHOPS needs to answer that one.

 

[RussT Plymouths]

I've built a couple Frankenstein distributors like you suggest, it has been a few years though.

The top is swedged to the plate, not welded, and yes they will swap. Ma MOPAR made minimal changes going to electronic.