71 valiant distributer, pertronix ignitor 1, and points... questions

You could send it to our member @halifaxhops and he can get it straight for you... He has a Sun distributor machine and rebuilds distributors... He does a great job and the cars run great after he goes through them... He's done a few for some of the members on here... I've had a few done by him....
Actually removing the distributor might be a little much for me considering my inexperience, and because this is a daily driver.