Rover V8 Engine?

[jensencars]

Hi All,
Hoping for some more help as the members on here have been extremely helpful in previous posts.
Installed in my vehicle is an early Rover 3.5 V8 it has been fully rebuilt with new heads etc etc and is spot on but it has the very early distributor on it with points and the external points gap adjuster, well basically its Knackered- excess play in bearings etc, I know the oil pump drive is different to the later distributors but this would be overcome by fitting a later timing case but is there any reason anyone knows that I cant fit the later electronic distributor? at present I have Pos feed to the coil and neg from the coil down to contact set/points, can I wire in the electronic dizzy with the amplifier on the side and do away with all of the points/ condenser??

[BlueWedgy]

Hi, I would probably go for a like-for-like replacement distributor with hall effect points replacement. It would probably be an easier thing to do.
However, I do stand to be corrected.

I had one on a V6 and it worked well.

Something along the lines of this, but for the correct distributor:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142774870329?epid=11018...4sAAOSwEEpiUErJ

[Boosted LS1]

Mallory unitlte would be a good choice.

[KKson]

Agree. Mallory upgrade would be good. Avoid the PowerSpark dissy. Its awful and the advance Bob weights totally screw up the advance timing.

[LLantrisant]

contact those guys:

https://simonbbc.com/categories/distributors/rover...

i have installed multiple hall-sensor modules and complete dizzy´s in Fords and also a few Rover engines....never had any problem.

[blaze_away]

Take a look also at the 123 Distributor. I have one on my 4.6 Chimaera, great bit of kit albeit a bit pricey.

I have my old distributor and ignition amplifier, fully working only took it off to fit the 123 which is fully programmable,

If you are able to come to my lock up you are welcome to trial fit it to yours before you commit to spending.

PS I am near Rugby.

[blitzracing]

The date of change for the Dizzy is 1976, the earlier engine series being P5B and P6B fitted with a lucas 35D series dizzy with points.- so you will need to change the front cover and oil pump to get the gears to mesh onto the earlier engine or apparently the later gears can be machined to match the earlier housing or oil pump drive. If your engine is post 1976 it should be running electronic ignition with a 35DE distributor. This became the 35DM in 1982 with either a remote or body mounted ignition amp.

[jensencars]

Thanks for all your help,
Unable to retrofit the electronic ignition there’s a post inside the distributor that stops the magnetic ring part pushing onto the rotor it cannot be removed either also the bushes are shot to much sideways play,

Thanks for offer on 123 dizzy but Rugby’s around 150 miles away.
I have the later SD1 type front cover on with the later oil pump so I believe the electronic dizzy will go in,
I think they just swapped the later gear onto the earlier dizzy it’s only held on with a roll pin

[Markymark21]

Hi,
Aside from my wedge, I own a 1970 Rover P5B coupe. I converted it to electronic ignition using this kit:-

https://www.jrwadhams.co.uk/browse-p5-categories/e...

It works with the earlier oil pump / distributor drive, so is a straight fit.

Cheers,
Mark