318 Magnum first fire...timing?

AAndrews said

Correct me if I'm wrong here guys but if the engine is at TDC, the rotor pointing at #1 cylinder, shouldn't the slot in the distributer drive gear be parallel with the intake? It looks off in the pic.

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yes it does look off, but I know for a fact that the hold-down bolt is on the passenger side, soooooo, it looks odd but the white stuff is the intake. IDK about you, but that shadow-line made my brain work overtime, for a bit

the second pic looks better;


and if this is at NO1- TDC- compression; it looks pretty good;