Newbie - Wiring a Electric Distribuator

hey guy's

New owner here

Just picked up a 1970 Maverick and going to be doing my first ever restore

never really done this before so lots of manual reading and asking questions.

Friend of mine has suggesting replacing the points with an electric distributor but mentioned because of a coil replacing I would need to do some extra wiring

can anyone help

 

from a fellow 70 owner in Northeast Pennsylvania

Where are you located

 

From Regina, SK

 

or this

http://www.hot-spark.com/1-ford.htm

this is what im running and it pretty easy to put in

 

Hi from Manitoba. Regina is my stomping grounds. still have a sister there. no help to you on the points, but glad to have another prairie Canadian on the board.

p.s. we love pictures around here.

 

to the site!!!!!

 

to the board....

 

here is a couple pics

Some cracking on the hood and rust on the rear well





Need to figure the engine I was told it's a 69' 5.0L Mustang FastBack



Silly question on the left side behind the air filter what is the hole. I know it's not plugged up

 

So another silly question if I've decoded the serial code it says the top is from a 83 mustang v8

so does this mean I already have an electric distribuator

 

take off the distributor cap, if you see this it's electrical


if you see this it's points.


If it's a points type a duraspark swap will only run you like $10 using junkyard parts, and it makes just as much power as the $100-200 conversion modules you can buy.