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Old 01-10-2019, 11:43 AM   #1
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Default Plug wires made easy ????

There has been tons of discussion regarding spark plug cables. I have a couple customers wanting complete helmet distributor reman including plug wires.
I dont typically offer this set up based on the pure time required to make up a set of new solid core wires.
I have always knew the only way to get a good set of wires was to just set down buy the materials ( $$) and make them your self...
So lets do that i will use a roll of solid wire from Napa, two side terminal caps, two side covers,two orings and eight brass terminals from brillman. ( note the brillman terminals are made with a snap bump to retain the wire inside the side terminal caps and solder thru to the solid wire ) no one else makes this terminal that i know off. So thats Napa wire , 3rd Generation boots, caps, and terminal caps. Some solder and wd40 and off we go...
After cutting the cable into 8 x 36 inch pieces ( 24 ft per car) trim the ends to fit into the brillman brass ends (using the pertronixs wire stripper), solder and belt sand smooth on the ends and install into the side terminal caps . I then use some Moroso wire numbers and heat shrink to the cables based on firing order per the Van Pelt firing order diagram from vanpeltflathead.com
Spray well with WD40 and slip the wires thru the cover two per side and twist in the assembly. Use the oring to hold together . Might help to use a old distributor to help line everything up.
Sounds easy right ??
Finish everything off with a cut to fit once on the engine and use rajah ends from Speedway Motors on the spark plugs....

Enough for today , got to get to work, behind as usual....
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Old 01-10-2019, 12:10 PM   #2
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Default Re: Plug wires made easy ????

Where do Ya' get the white on black wire markers?
Moroso is the answer it appears after re reading
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Old 01-10-2019, 02:00 PM   #3
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He mentioned Moroso...........................
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https://pitstopusa.com/i-5059130-mor...-1-thru-8.html

Actually i get them from my friend that owns Magtech in Indy .
https://www.magtechignition.com/
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Old 01-10-2019, 03:07 PM   #5
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I've done that on several Flatheads. If you think it's fun on an early V8, try it on a V-12.
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Old 01-10-2019, 04:29 PM   #6
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I've don't that on several Flatheads. If you think it's fun on an early V8, try it on a V-12.
But Vic i only have numbers that go up to 8??
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I have become almost addicted to Rajah spark plug terminals. I even put them on my '67 Corvette; NCRS be damned! I really like the way they positively attach to the wire.
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Jim, that could pose a problem. LOL
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Many thanks! Ever tried talcum powder for lubing wires - easier if you need to resolder anything ;-)
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I have become almost addicted to Rajah spark plug terminals. I even put them on my '67 Corvette; NCRS be damned! I really like the way they positively attach to the wire.
I was once told, by a machinist, the original application was for oil heat burners.
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We just put a rebuilt engine in Jeff's (very tangled) '35 Fordor Sedan. We made up a set of new plug wires from Belden solid core wire very similarly to what Bubba describes here. Instead of Rajah ends, we used soldered on closed loop terminals attached to plugs with knurled brass nuts. Good solid connections that look period correct.
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https://brillman.com/product/brass-rajah-ring-terminal/

like this one ?
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The real early ones ?
Like this...
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Bubba, yes, we used terminals just like those, except they are nickel plated brass.
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The real early ones ?
Like this...
That is the correct terminal originally used on a 35 Ford, but we didn't have a set of those, and since this is a driver rather that a show car, we decided to use a closed loop terminal similar to the one shown in Bubbas last post.
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as always a great and informative thread, Bubba. Thankx
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Double Gene1949's comment. Great summation of a long conversation. This Forum is the best !
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Bubba what do you use the Pledge for? ( other than polishing your workbench )

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Bubba what do you use the Pledge for? ( other than polishing your workbench )

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I am always amazed in what people see in a picture and have become somewhat carefull with the camera. The pledge , i love the smell i guess and yes i do clean the counter top every so often???
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I am always amazed in what people see in a picture and have become somewhat carefull with the camera. The pledge , i love the smell i guess and yes i do clean the counter top every so often???
I went looking for the pledge and saw a table wearing pants and shoes...
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