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By Dan - 16 Years Ago
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Looked through the search some with no luck, what are you guys using for spark plug wire looms?? Looking for a way to keep them nice and neat and not running all over the place...
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By bird55 - 16 Years Ago
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IMHO, the nicest way is the pure stock way, like henry did it. You can get all the original looms and rubber new thru a tbird or fairlane supplier. OR scrounge it off of ebay or salvage. Here's mine, not pure stock but close enough, needs one more bracket, but close enough for me. I drilled out the rubber blocks to accept the 8mm wire.
When it comes to wire color, Jerry Christiansen and I are on the same page - it should only be black. 
I will also add, this is PIA to do, but is worth it, you really don't want your plug wires hanging over the valve covers, we all know that's how those scrub guys do it, no wonder I don't like it.
The 55-56 FORD factory manual shows it very clearly.
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By Ol'ford nut - 16 Years Ago
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I AGREE The way it should be is factory. The wires look the best not hanging all over the place. Who wants to look at a detailed engine to see wires hanging over it.
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By Dan - 16 Years Ago
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I think I have a couple stock setups here, I'll have to dig through and see if they are salvageable, next question, what'd you use for plug wires (those 8mm ones) I hate making my own - dont trust my connections. You find any off the shelf that work good?? (shhhh...when I build a scrub I always buy two sets of pre-made plug wires to have enough of the right length that I can route them in a neat manner  )
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By bird55 - 16 Years Ago
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I made mine from a Taylor 8mm kit. It's real easy (i did it!) and it will fit well. get some dielectric grease to go with, makes assembly easier.
Also the tbird parts houses have a precut set, but it may not be performance enough for for you? It's just stock suppression type wire, but the the correct boots and all. Looks good. So you could get that and the loom setup too and be done.
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By Dan - 16 Years Ago
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Just looked through the parts stash and found some stock ones, two per side, is that right? Have a name or link to a Tbird place for the rubber insolators??
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By bird55 - 16 Years Ago
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Casco.
Concours Parts & accesories
to name two.
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By Ol'ford nut - 16 Years Ago
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I bought mine through Mac's Auto Parts. You can find them on the net.
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By Dan - 16 Years Ago
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cool, thanks, just found some at Mac's antique auto as well....
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By Ol'ford nut - 16 Years Ago
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bird55- I see head studs and a porting job- What ya working on?
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By bird55 - 16 Years Ago
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Ol'ford nut (9/8/2009)
bird55- I see head studs and a porting job- What ya working on?
Good observation. Those are john Mummert prted heads and ARP studs. That's the engine in my tbird. I started gathering parts for it years ago and have been very happy with it. The original thread can be found here titled dyno results;
http://www.y-blocksforever.com/forums/Topic1046-4-1.aspx?Highlight=Dyno+results
works great! mated to an AOD tranny and a stock tbird shifter
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By ejstith - 16 Years Ago
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I got 8mm MSD's at Advance Auto Parts. It was real easy to cut and crimp them. They came with a tool to do it. I always hated doing that too but this was so simple an idiot could do it. I wouldn't scrounge around for salvageable wires. Put new one on it... and mine's factory set up too.
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By Doug T - 16 Years Ago
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Hi Alan I would be very interested to know what adaptor you used and what year AOD? (also did you have any problems with the hood lock putting the engine in?)
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By bird55 - 16 Years Ago
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Hi Doug, In answer to your hoodlock/alarm question, It went completely away after my last trip to Columbus.
As Frank Roelke said at the time "these truly are one-owner cars" (private jokes here) OR "No, not THAT switch!"
You can find several things about my tranny swap/ordeal here
http://birddropnz.blogspot.com
Are you thinking about a swap for your bird? surely not.
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