Yes, pretty sure WEY is Waggot engineering. not sure what you mean by full mechanical advance, is this a good thing? all i am trying to do is rebuild an engine that was hotrodded many years ago, with no record or idea of what has been modified (and this extends to the body and running gear too), and no idea if it was a Good mod or a Bad one. best bet i have is the vehicle was a absolute ball tearer, but i am really struggling with the engine, as this is the very first one i have ever built up. thanks for the help, sure i will be back with many more questions.

hi there. long story short, i have a distributer out of a 138, Bosch type, that has been modified, and i don't know why. i wish to convert the dizzy to electronic ignition, but am unsure if it is possible with the mods that have already been done. here it is...

1) the linkage(s) coming out of the vacuum advance unit have been removed
2) the breaker plate appears to have been tack welded to either the plate under it or the wall of the dizzy.
3) there appears to be no other mods i can see.

what i would like to know is:

will these mods affect installation of electronic ignition?
why would anyone perform these mods to start with?
would i be better off leaving the dizzy as is?

the engine has a fairly chunky WEY cam, twin carbs on a Speco manifold, extractors, red motor inlet and exhaust valves and is bored out to (i think) 40 thou over.
the engine is a conglomeration of 3 stripped down engines, however the most of the speed bits came off an FC (i think) grey motor.

thanks for any help anyone can give,
SSFX