firing order 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2

sireland67 said
Yes it will, rotate each plug wire around the cap 4 places.
As long as #1 is number plug hits where #1 wire is pointing it will run.

Re-think just what you posted.

What he MEANS is that it won't run 180 out with the wires in the correct location. You're trying too hard to correct people.

Of course you can walk the wires around to the point where it will run which is obviously what the OP had to do.

I would buy a cheap piston stop and start over so the distributor is oriented the right way.