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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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I went to NAPA, Western Auto and my favorite, Pep Boys looking for the little metal plug wire ends....no luck. I found a few pieces at NAPA but that's it. I had all the wires and ends pictured above leftover from previous years of search.

It seems nobody around here makes their own wires anymore? The guys in the parts stores were very helpful but purely from curiosity...I got the what does it go on? What year,, make and model? None of them had heard of custom coil location or Taylor made wires!

Not for my truck but my bike. I make a new set every year. Seems it is a dying art as it gets harder every year to find the little pieces I need. I reused the ends from last years build and re-crimped them.

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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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lol....... I may have some ends for you Bill...
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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Kool. You see the ends in the one pic, those slip into my coil (4x) and the other end is a regular straight spark plug end. It's the short coil ends that are impossible to find. I'll take whatever ya got, thanks!
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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Im surprised, i have heard of this alot actually!

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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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oh sure, go ahead and make sense. Summit would require I think ahead....
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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watch recrimping those, that copper (part copper ofcourse) is soft and will break where you won't see it. Gawd bless ya, I am too lazy, but honestly IMO, the best set of wires is probable custom cut. Most times they look sharp as ****!
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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those ends look like the older style of chevy dis. cap ends. you can buy the kit at most part stores but it is for 8 cylinders. autozone and pepboys both carie them. they are made buy accel. i make my own wires so they fit better.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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yeah, thanks buddy! The ends I used are solid brass (damn that bird is pissing me off! brb...) anyway, yeah I checked them pretty close, lookin' strong.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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What about the local bike shops? I would think they would have exactly what your looking for.
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