Cool build, I've always liked the saab sonnetts, have you considered looking at other hall effect sensors to use for the crank sensor? I do love how simple ls motors are to run
Thanks! I'm not sure I understand the question. I already have a gm crank sensor mocked up for that reluctor wheel (no picture of that yet).
as far as a CAM sensor, however, I'm still looking into some other options. Its funny because apparently a Ford Pinto is supposed to have the same kind of distributor as far as the oil pump drive end and cam gear etc etc, just a slightly wider diameter flat base which might work perfect since ill have a mounting base for the cam sensor without having to add anything. Although I cringed when I ordered a Ford Pinto part haha being a GM guy myself mostly.
other things ive tried have been a modern ford cam sync distributor that way all the cam sensor to reluctor engineering would be done but I've had no luck finding one that matches the oil pump drive/ length/ shaft diameter/ and gear teeth as the old distributor. apparently combining two distributor shafts is a machine shop anomaly which I mostly understand why they cant due to the hardened steel/ tight tolerance since the distributor spins so fast, it has to be true.
heres a few pictures kind of showing whats going on.
so since combining two shafts together doesn't seem to be an option I'm going to try to change only the "top" part of the shaft via adding a reluctor wheel and cam sensor to it and then locking out the mechanical advance if I get everything else to work. so we'll see how that goes once I get that pinto distributor