Dizzy rebuild GT-E ?

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Gentlemen,
i have tge original # matching Distributor for a GT-E, needs rebuild.
Is there any advice who can do this job best?
Thank you
Joe

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I would recommend Tim O’Connor (http://428cobrajetcars.com/), but I hear that he has closed - at least for now.
JohnSlack on the Boss forum is stepping up to the task, but I have no info on how his work is.
Link to discussion: http://www.boss302.com/smf/index.php?topic=75219.0

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It amazes me how tough it seems to be to get this done. Subscribed to discussion…hopefully someone has a definitive answer

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Brian,
Do you still have the distributor and is it for sale? My GT-E is a March 12 build date code.

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Gosh sorry I just now saw this! I don’t have an extra one, sorry :wink:

Anybody found a good distributor rebuilder yet though??

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If John Slack puts his hand to anything it will be meticulous. Follow the link to the BOSS 302 site and PM him.

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I have one as well that I need to have checked out and don’t want to send it too just anyone

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If you need a good place to restore an important Distributor (since Tim has quit doing it) try Bill Upshaw at Mansfield Mustangs. He just finished rebuilding a 69 CJ distributor for us. Very, very particular and he understands Ford Big Blocks from the performance era…427s included.
http://mansfieldmustang.com/

Steve Hurlburt

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Aldridge Motorsports will rebuild distributors. Our local Shelby club just did a shop tour. Wow, impress place!

http://aldridgemotorsportsinc.com/

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This OP is over a year ago.

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There is no way that regular members can see it, but these thread are searched all of the time by people that don’t ever post. So they will find this thread years from now and if it gets updated it will still be useful. And then again the way body shop time is measured, isn’t a year just really about 15 minutes in body shop time?

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I have used this place since the 80’s and never had a problem. Same location since 1923, 4 generations of ownership.

http://www.philbingroup.com/rebuilt/distributors.htm

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Just mentioning… Two 427 GTEs I’ve regularly seen do not have the thermostatic vacuum valve in the thermostat housing. The 68 shop manual vacuum diagram for 427 shows the carb connected directly to the distributor. Its ok to use it but for proper operation the distributor vacuum line should go to the middle port of the valve. The way it is connected now engine vacuum would not get connected to distributor when a hot condition exists.

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Right, the GT-E did not have a thermostat valve originally. Most GT-E’s have a internal hex plug in the thermostat housing, which should be the aluminum C8AE part.

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LOL @ “body shop time” LOL…

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Just mentioning… Two 427 GTEs I’ve regularly seen do not have the thermostatic vacuum valve in the thermostat housing. The 68 shop manual vacuum diagram for 427 shows the carb connected directly to the distributor. Its ok to use it but for proper operation the distributor vacuum line should go to the middle port of the valve. The way it is connected now engine vacuum would not get connected to distributor when a hot condition exists.
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Your are correct, I’ve had time to correct most of the issues!

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Anyone had one rebuilt since the last posts in this thread? Any feedback if you did?