360 Engine cranks but won't start

it's not a matter of getting the rotor in the right place...its a matter of turning the cap to align #1 cylinder wire with where the rotor is. You only have two choice of where your rotor points.... Know what I mean?

If you are at TDC and drop in your distributor, just make sure you put #1 plug wire on whatever toower the rotor is pointing at...and then go around clockwise with the others 8 4 3....