Only runs 40 Degrees advanced

Maybe the dumbest question yet, but since this all started after you swapped out distributors.... Do you have the damn plug wires in the right order?
Asking for a friend.
Time to start posting some photos! 4 pages now and my bet is that it has to be something fairly simple. Maybe your timing chain jumped MANY teeth?
Yes I have checked the wires several times when changing between distributors and also checked the timing chain and gear set