Distributor Help??

[turbojet427]

I recently purchased this distributor from a buddy who has been a big drag racer since the late 1960s. He has always raced big block chevys. This is an old BBC/SBC dual points distributor that has he had for many years. He had no idea what make it was. It is aluminum and the casting numbers look identical to Winters casting numbers on GM intakes and heads. Anyone have any idea? It is a very cool day 2 distributor!!!!

[turbojet427]

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[69 Post Sedan]

I googled "24100 V big block chevy distributor" and found this...

The HAMB (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-417745.html)

It's called "Double Life" distributor.


Kurt

[Fast67VelleN2O]

x2. That is a Mallory Double Life. Very cool and very period correct.

-Matt

[turbojet427]

I agree this is an awesome looking distributor. Does anyone know anything about these? Reliable? Are they date coded or have a time frame when they were used?

[Gary Anderson]

Don't the double life's have a four lobe cam in them?

[Hemicolt]

Should be mid to late 60's and early 70's. Some of the other guys on here will know more details. Motion Performance used them.
Part number should be YC-310. If you don't want to run points, you can install an electronic kit in it.

There are some pictures of nos YC's on this thread.

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=455335#Post4553 35

[TDW]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gary Anderson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't the double life's have a four lobe cam in them? </div></div>

Yes they do. I'm running one in my 1957, 392 Hemi.

[Nova Jed]

Its a YC-310-HP.

[Salvatore]

very impressive for a kid Jed-1. Jed's new name is.........Professor Mallory he will be doing seminars with Bill Grumpy Jenkins in the near future. Get your tickets while they last.

[Hemicolt]

I had asked this question on the Day 2 parts thread..I guess Professor Mallory did not see it..lol
I had never saw a YC-310 with an electronic module until I found this one. Anyone know about these and when they were released?





<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">very impressive for a kid Jed-1. Jed's new name is.........Professor Mallory he will be doing seminars with Bill Grumpy Jenkins in the near future. Get your tickets while they last. </div></div>

[whitetop]

Isn't that the mallory &quot;Unilite&quot;??? If so they came out in the late 70's.

[Nova Jed]

I was just going to say that! Lol I hope you have the correct coil number to go with that distributor?

[mockingbird812]

310s came in many configurations (I believe all were double points and would work on both BBC &amp; SBCs), electronic, single capacitor, rev/pol single capacitor &amp; rev/pol double capacitor and I am sure there were others. I think they were all non-Vac (mechanical)advance units. And as Professor Mallory said, make sure you couple these dizzys with the right coil/electonic CD unit, rev/pol switch, resistor, etc.

[Nova Jed]

Sam, the earlier Rev-Pols came with a round coil and two negative posts for the double condenser. The later RP's had a single condenser and box type coil.

[mockingbird812]

That makes sense Jed. Thanks!

[Hemicolt]

It has to be a Unilite module, but the part number on the box is the same as my dual point. Both are nos and were in sealed Mallory boxes.
On the coil, I would imagine any coil that works with an electronic module will work with this one.... MSD, etc. I wouldn't think a modern Unilite module would work any different than the old.
Yes, no?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: whitetop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Isn't that the mallory &quot;Unilite&quot;??? If so they came out in the late 70's.</div></div>

[Nova Jed]

The 29150 Mallory coil is the electronic version. There were a few NOS on ebay recently.

[Salvatore]

GO JED-I GO, GO JED-I GO

[bergy]

The &quot;kid&quot; is amazing!

[Hemicolt]

Yep.
I have two of them.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nova Jed</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The 29150 Mallory coil is the electronic version. There were a few NOS on ebay recently. </div></div>

[Nova Jed]

I noticed that the 29180 is for Chrysler.

[mockingbird812]

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Back home for the holidays and able to grab some photos of my rev/pol, double capacitor version. Each capacitor feeds only one set of points. 4 lobe cam with slight off set for breakers.</span>


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[Xplantdad]

Sam...can you clean your floor please? <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif

[mockingbird812]

I'll get right on it Bruce!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif

[Salvatore]

Sam, did you retore that distributor? Looks great!

[mockingbird812]

That is the condition I bought it in Sammy. I'll replate the clips &amp; pins on the sides that hold the cap on and brighten up the condensers. These things look like pieces of art when they are all gussied up!

[Salvatore]

yea, they are nice!