63 gt still wont start

Easy to get the distributor 180* out. REAL easy. Some of the bestest engine builders I know do it all the time. It sounds like your problem is two fold. Sounds like there's no fuel and it is out of time. If it was getting gas at all, it would be popping like it is with the starting fluid. You tried pouring gas down the carb? Probably will do the same thing.