Anyone tried one of these HEI Distributors?

The outside of my unit looked better than the inside. The cap does not fit well and looks like the mold was made with a pocket knife by hand. I needed to make adjustment to the stator it rubbed on the pickup rotor. I think rough shipment created the problem. The guts of it are quite crude, even the screws. The grease or oil used to lubricate it smelled so bad, I decided not to investigate more about the internals.

For me it is an inexpensive gamble to buy some time, while I work on a better solution. It seems to work OK. The initial advance is a bit too quick at lower RPMs. I have found it necessary to limit the base timing some, however it could use more advance at high rpm.

Life often keeps me just a bit short on time, when I want to play with my hobby.