points

So I've been chasing a spark issue forever trying to get a 77 2F running. I think I found it today. There is/was a metal "shield" inside the distributor that separated the points from the rotor/cap. It just sat there, not screwed down but when you put the rotor on it stopped it from coming...

Hey all, My apologies if there's already a thread. I searched and couldn't find one. Wondering what the standard shift points for a A442F hydro trans for the early (1992) JDM turbodiesel should be shifting at? I have a suspicion mine is shifting wrong. My shift points when left in D is...

Maybe I knew what these were for, once upon a time, but my memory has failed me. There are five mounting tabs, with weldnuts, two on each side and one in the center, under the rear floor. This photo is looking up at the underside of the floor, with the top at the rear of the frame. Anyone know...