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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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I have a engine & tranny from a 88' bronco, I will be swapping into a 58'. I will change to a carb set up. Do I have to get a new dist.? If so, any recommendations? I also need to know, can I just change out the rear shaft housing on the aod(from 4wd to 2wd)? The bronco was a married t-case 4x4, and now I'm going 2wd.

Any suggestions about such a project are greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 05:58 AM
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I don't think you need a new distributor. Alot of Mustang guys I know with classics do similar swaps and keep the dura spark stuff. I beleive you can just change the tail shaft on the trans to go from 2wd to 4wd.
 
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I had to get a new distributor for my 87 to switch to a carb setup. I found a GM style HEI distributor on ebay for about $40 new.
 
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