Timing Assistance

Good Day All; I was wondering if there was someone near by the Tri Citys with some expertice in the timing dept. I'm having trouble getting the pinging to quit on the slant 6.I have timing advanced and the distributor is curved to match the cam. Also need to figure how to get the secondaries to open on my Holley 390. Any help is greatly appreciated. I can trade some of my tileing experience for helping. PM if intrested. Thanks. Dean