55.2-59 SBC starting issue

[Slammo]

Hey Guys,

I finished a restomod a few months ago on my’57 pickup. I’m running a mid 80’s 350 SBC, which was running perfectly fine for a few months, then the engine cut out. I was able to restart it. Then it happened a few more times within a mile or so, then nothing. It cranks but does not fire up. I replaced the HEI distributor, but still no go. I ran a hot wire from the battery to the distributor lead, sounds like miss firing when I crank it.
The truck engine was running perfectly fine up until this happened. Plugs look good, timing is good as well.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!