Weird Timing issue on my 318 V8 5.2L

Hey gtsdude -
The rotor does aim at #1 cylinder so I know that is correct - I was going by what a friend told me - on my distributor cap there is a "1" made into the cap itself but that "1" is next to the #7 port in the pic posted above......... and that's why the car won't fire now - I'm switching the wires back to the way they were so the car will run again this evening.

thanks man !

Sound like you got a handle on it.