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Location: Northen Virginia | Since it is virtually impossible to buy NOS Spark plug cables, I'm talking to a manufacturer with the idea of the reproduce the Cables, and both boots. The idea is based in using my NOS set as a template.
For now my intention is reproduce the spark plug and distributor boots which is going to include the red number one distributor cap boot.
The ultimate goal should be reproduce the wire too, with the original lettering as the factory did during the FL era.
Any interest to have this done? Made with cooper wires or Carbon fiber core? Any idea of how much could be an affordable price for everybody? Suggestions?
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Location: Lower Mainland BC | Different than these from the Mopar Mall guys?
https://www.moparmall.com/MoPar-1450091-1752311-Hemi-Spark-Plug-Wire...
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Location: Northen Virginia | Yes those are for Hemi, and the plug boots were ceramic. I have those NOS too, but I have no idea how much is the cost to reproduce ceramic. |
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Location: Ontario, Canada |
Those look pretty good, Dave.
Do they have the Autolite/date code stamped wires?
It would be nice to get them with carbon fibre rather than metallic conductors.
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Location: Ontario, Canada | hemidenis - 2018-12-17 9:42 PM
Yes those are for Hemi, and the plug boots were ceramic. I have those NOS too, but I have no idea how much is the cost to reproduce ceramic.
My experience with Hemi boots is limited but the only factory ceramic ones I recall seeing were marine!
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Location: Lower Mainland BC | LD3 Greg - 2018-12-17 10:00 PM
hemidenis - 2018-12-17 9:42 PM
Yes those are for Hemi, and the plug boots were ceramic. I have those NOS too, but I have no idea how much is the cost to reproduce ceramic.
My experience with Hemi boots is limited but the only factory ceramic ones I recall seeing were marine!
Greg
My local NOS guy (Ron W., the man of 100,000 Parts) showed me some OE NOS ceramic ones that he said were used on the original hemi's like his 270 in his 55 Custom Royal.
The Mopar Mall ones are plastic but they're fine. Not sure about any labeling on the wires. I am running them on my D500 engine and can check tomorrow (if I remember). 
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Location: Parts Unknown | Back when such things were possible, I found the porcelain (they are not "ceramic")
wire boot sets in Forward Look Hemi's in field and wrecking yards cars all the way to
1958 models, leading me to assume that these are the OEM type, and the plastic versions
were 1960's period replacement.
Most times the wire sets had the plastic ends, but by the 1970's, one might expect
few original wire sets to still be on cars. But it is entirely possible that some porcelain
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Location: Eastern Iowa | I'd bet it will be really tough to beat that price, if indeed it is current.
I have never heard of that outfit before , but then again I have not been in the market for those parts.
However, I'd spring for a set for my Aztec Torquoise 300D if and when I ever (doubtful) get around to finishing it. |
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Location: Northen Virginia | Doc is right,
They are Porcelain since they are denser and thus less porous than ceramic. This makes porcelain harder and more impervious to moisture than ceramic ... While both porcelain and ceramic are fired at high temperatures, porcelain is fired at even higher temperatures and for a longer time than ceramic. Porcelain had a wide use in the electric field, specially in high voltages lines.
By the way, I'm NOT looking to reproduce Hemi cables, they are not many HEMI cars around, besides someone is doing it already.
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Location: The Mile High City | Hi, Denis: I purchased a set from Atlas / MoPar Mall (pictured below). What is the difference between this set and a NOS set? Do you have images of the NOS for comparison?
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Location: Northen Virginia | Hi Mike, the picture is not very clear.
The cables has some markings and made by Auto-lite. My set is on the manufacturer, but seems like it is not interest in here, which I'm not surprised.
Now go an figure why they are not people manufacturing things for these cars and the one they do collect a fortune. We also have SMS, Laurie, Mitchell and so on, which are the worst of the worst, but i'm beginning to understand why. |
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Location: The Mile High City | Too early to tell, Denis! There may be interest. You have to let these things percolate a bit. I thought when I bought from Atlas / MoPar Mall that I was buying a reproduction NOS set. Maybe it is not that exact. I would be interested in what the differences are and if there is a true reproduction, I think it might have a market (perhaps me)! |
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Location: Ontario, Canada | Lancer Mike - 2018-12-18 6:20 PM
Hi, Denis: I purchased a set from Atlas / MoPar Mall (pictured below). What is the difference between this set and a NOS set? Do you have images of the NOS for comparison?
Mike. Your dist cap and plug boots are "sort of" close other than #1 dist cap should be red. What separates the men from the boys is the stamping on the wires. The originals had AUTOLITE and a date code stamped in a repetitive sequence.
As I recall, I did post pics of original cap and plug boots years ago.
The best person to talk to about the AUTOLITE stamping is Wayne G.
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Location: Sept. 1958 | I took photos of these at Hershey this past October, on an original 1957 Fury. You can notice the date code with year 1957.
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| Well my '56 354 Fire Power Hemi has the origianl distributor cap, rotor and plug wires. This thing only had 12K miles on it and after the over haul it runs I guess like it did back in '56, typical cold blooded mopar. The problem with mopar reproductions in parts is because of the low production numbers resulting supply and demand and return on investment. After all how many converting to HEI want the old wires unless masked to have new improvements? Something I always wished that then Direct Connection now Mopar Performance would make stock high temp plug ends that could stand temps of headers. I paid $140.00 for a set of Belden wires along time ago and the plug boots did not melt from the headers on my 440. Probaly cost $1,000.00 in todays money. I have a few original sets sitting around. As to finding any? Remember when a tune up ment plugs, cap, rotor, points and condensor and yep new wires? |
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Original style Mopar spark plug cables reproduction.
