Ferret Distributor

[Ed Landstrom]

It will be a week or so before I'm home and have a chance to look for the instructions. If I can find them, I'll forward them then.

[Len Savage]

Thank you Richard and Ed!

I had never heard of remedepot nor had they come up on any google search for Ferret parts.

Spoke with the owner on the phone and really seems like he enjoys what he does. His filter adapters were also ordered.

They service Carburetors as well! I will no doubt need there services again.

Ed,

Those instructions are worthy of republishing and saving for future owners. I thank you for the effort. I still plan on doing the conversion as parts are going to get harder and harder to find as time goes by.

Thank you both for your kind help!

[Robin Craig]

Len,

Glad to hear you made some progress

Welcome to Ferret ownership

[Len Savage]

Robin,

Thank you. I think owning one was just a matter of time.

I have been building semiautomatic BREN guns for 20 years [Legally, I have a license to build them].

Having built them for other Ferret owners so they could have a live gun (closed bolt and semiauto only of course)....I got the insatiable urge to get one.

[Ed Landstrom]

I found the instructions. They were published in Army Motors, issue 53, page 39. (1990). The gentleman who devised the conversion was Barry Huron and the article was submitted by Dave Mountenay. I'm not sure if the back issues are archived on line, but if you can't find it, I'll try to scan my copy and post it.

I recall that I had to modify the instructions slightly, but I don't remember exactly what I had to change. That's not too surprising, because these distributors were used on a wide variety of engines and the one I used probably wasn't exactly the same year and model as the one Mr. Huron used.

[David Cussins]

Just dug out the issue of army motors....yes its there...i know its not original parts...but it looks like a cool project...and if it can get you through....power to you....if i can find a 63 to 73 chevy 6 cyl dist. I will give it a bash...as a spare....never hurts to try...

[Len Savage]

I do not have the book.

If possible I think would be great to see the scans and I would bet the Ontario museum may be interested?

Skip shipped my rotor and cap and I am waiting for it to get here. Super nice guy!