Valve cover spark plug wire grommets

angus66

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Hey,

So I am putting my engine together for my '64 NY and it's going well so far but I am trying to track down these spark plug wire grommets. They fit in the arms coming off the valve covers (presumably to keep the wires off the exhaust manifolds) the places that have them (eBay and Classic Auto parts) want $34 for four of these (I need eight). Plus shipping - which in one case - was $58 from a guy on ebay. What I'd like to do (if someone hasn't done this already) is build a cad drawing of one of these and print them on a 3D printer. After I am done I have no problem sharing the cad file(s) with the community for free - what I am looking for in return is some better pictures of these AND if I'm VERY lucky maybe some measurements in mm. Unless someone has done this already. Any help would be very much appreciated. Here's a pic of what I am talking about - and a pic of my engine as I can't stop looking at and sharing since I painted it.

Cheers,

Angus

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Jeeeze, fella, you sound like you have a bit of a chip on your shoulder about the cost of things. I wasn't trying to "make your point for you", I was trying to help by pointing out that the item (and nearly everything else under the hood) is just a few mouse clicks away. You COULD order the $3 item from Mr. Moparts $24 for 8, plus maybe $6 shipping for a $30 solution. Or go to a junkyard and get them for nearly free. Or you could 3-D print your own.

I won't bother to "make your point for you" any further.
 
$64 before shipping and nope. Thanks for making my point for me.

If your that much of a tightwad with your money, then sell your Mopar and shutup!!!!
The last time I went to school, 8 X 3= $24, so what's in the pipe your smoking?
Spark Plug Wire Clip Used in the J & K Brackets for 273 Big Block and Hemi Engines

Jeeeze, fella, you sound like you have a bit of a chip on your shoulder about the cost of things. I wasn't trying to "make your point for you", I was trying to help by pointing out that the item (and nearly everything else under the hood) is just a few mouse clicks away. You COULD order the $3 item from Mr. Moparts $24 for 8, plus maybe $6 shipping for a $30 solution. Or go to a junkyard and get them for nearly free. Or you could 3-D print your own.

I won't bother to "make your point for you" any further.

Some people just have to ***** to hear themselves ramble about nothing, ungrateful bastards!!!
 
Thanks
If your that much of a tightwad with your money, then sell your Mopar and shutup!!!!
The last time I went to school, 8 X 3= $24, so what's in the pipe your smoking?
Spark Plug Wire Clip Used in the J & K Brackets for 273 Big Block and Hemi Engines



Some people just have to ***** to hear themselves ramble about nothing, ungrateful bastards!!!

Wow. Didn't come here for questions I didn't ask. My name is Angus Sutherland and I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada - I'm pretty active and pretty open about who I am - I am sorry I had a kneejerk response to Trace the 300 Hurst but I'm not in the practice of dropping the better part of $100 bill for eight grommets - and I didn't come here without doing my research first.

Now - I am aware of the internet - and I have been all over it and if someone could find me a place that's going to ship me eight of these grommets for less than $50 Canadian then that's some helpful information - not what I asked - but very helpful.

This is not the first place I go for looking information but the last because I don't want to come here with dumb questions - because when I do I get dumb answers. And so in this case, what I am looking for, as I said in my original post, is if someone could snap a couple pics of their grommets close up if they have them, or if they were feeling very generous and had their calipers handy, maybe include a measurement or two.

In exchange for this - I would post a cad file of these grommets and anyone who wanted to print them off locally could download the file and print them for free.

I apologize if I have offended anyone. Thanks for your time.

Cheers,

Angus
 
If you had been a little kinder to our forum populous I think I have a full set of them somewhere that I would have been willing to send you for the cost of postage.

I wanted to see how this would play out first though.

The members here as a whole are very tight nit group that will help how they can.
 
Just for your education if you don't know? Mopar parts are not cheap, C body Mopar parts are even more expensive! Also, the parts you want are not a "high demand" item so they will automatically cost more. What I found surfin around for some, I get the same prices as you for them. You either suck it up and pay or suffer and go without. As John McClain once said, "Welcome to the party pal"! Good Luck
 
If you had been a little kinder to our forum populous I think I have a full set of them somewhere that I would have been willing to send you for the cost of postage.

I wanted to see how this would play out first though.

The members here as a whole are very tight nit group that will help how they can.

I think I've taken more body shots than I threw today - and I do feel bad for the off-hand "prove my point" remark - for which I apologized. It's hard to determine tone on the internet and it wasn't my intent to be glib - just that I've already been down that path. And I'm not asking for anything other than a picture.

Maybe I should have asked more directly and not volleyed a point about the cost that could be challenged without offering the fact I am dealing in Canadian dollars and Canadian shipping - that clouded the issue. But if you could just post a couple of high-resolution pics of the grommets I'd appreciate and promise to watch my tone going forward. And you can still watch me get raked through this post.
 
To me, the point is that a good number of Chrysler Corp restoration parts might be specific to the ENGINE (in this case) but not to the vehicle platform the engine was installed into. Which means that looking in B- or E-body restoration parts vendors selections CAN yield the desired items, many times. Prices for these things might vary from vendor to vendor, so shopping can be good to do!

Sam in the GM realm of things too. There can be parts in a Corvette restoration vendor's caralog that are the same thing on a Camaro or Chevelle. But if you ask the Corvette vendor's rep if some parts might fit other Chevys, the rep might say "No". When, in fact, they are correct for the other cars. Probably the same way in the Ford realm, too.

On the other hand, there will be parts that only fit C-body Chrysler products.

Enjoy the hunt!
CBODY67
 
I recently got some of the reproduction being sold (probably the same everywhere), they didn't stay on the valve cover, the groove portion was not sized correctly. I dug out some originals and they fit snugly.
This seller has ones that fit perfectly (my car only uses 4 so I only needed 1 set)
64-74 spark plug wire grommet MOPAR 383 440 318 426 330 chrysler plymouth dart | eBay


Alan

I probably have a couple dozen used ones in my tool box.
 
I recently got some of the reproduction being sold (probably the same everywhere), they didn't stay on the valve cover, the groove portion was not sized correctly. I dug out some originals and they fit snugly.
This seller has ones that fit perfectly (my car only uses 4 so I only needed 1 set)
64-74 spark plug wire grommet MOPAR 383 440 318 426 330 chrysler plymouth dart | eBay


Alan

I probably have a couple dozen used ones in my tool box.


I appreciate your reply. I’m aware of those ones - and am glad they’re out there. Take a look at the cost in Can dollars from my screen snag. I need eight so I’d be $180 in. I’m actually using that photo to help me draft a cad file of these. I’d like to 3D print 50 of these for $20.

You keep yours as I’d hate for someone to be out of them because of me but if you have a chance I’d love a better pic as the one from the eBay and other places are a bit blurry.

Cheers,

Angus

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LoL!!! I didn’t think anybody on this board was cheaper than I am!!! So you’re in good company. For me it’s a badge of honor to dig deep or go cheep. I’ll pony up $$$ for some special stuff but you’re kinda right some of those clips n whatnot are way way over priced.

Keep in mind how all those new parts came to be. One example is Tom from RT Specialties. In the 80’s He used to ask for specific bits of unobtainum and reproduce them. I think he still produces in bulk most of clips n bits others sell retail. We’d search wrecking yards, new old stock, or super original rides offer up the part and he’d make reproductions. We’re pretty spoiled now because guys like him did all the heavy lifting back in the dark ages. You can now buy almost anything widget wise.

Give this guy a try. He’s cool and his prices are really really fair. I was in the same boat over glass rivets and I just couldn’t bring myself to pay 10-18 bucks for a might fit. This guys got the goods. Tom at RT Specialties is a great source too.

Good luck.

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I got the Mega Parts clips, and for a year they worked, didn't drive the car last year. They weren't expensive, probably the $24 set, but yeah, Canada, that adds money right there that makes a lot unattractive for you guys across the boarder. I know I've bit the bullet on shipping for a few items I've gotten. So as @stubs300 barkingly put it, our C body parts ain't cheap. Maybe there's some other things you need you could order in a group to save money? Good luck.
 
I got the Mega Parts clips, and for a year they worked, didn't drive the car last year. They weren't expensive, probably the $24 set, but yeah, Canada, that adds money right there that makes a lot unattractive for you guys across the boarder. I know I've bit the bullet on shipping for a few items I've gotten. So as @stubs300 barkingly put it, our C body parts ain't cheap. Maybe there's some other things you need you could order in a group to save money? Good luck.

The S word Lol!!!

Shipping costs. I hate it so that’s why I try to buy everything I need in person at a show. I know we are spoiled out here in SoCal because there are big shows all year long. I’d still rather spend my shipping cost on show entry and carry my stuff out to the car.
 
When I look at small parts that seem to be "high priced", I THEN look at what it might take to produce them, plus the "failure rate" of the parts produced, which must be discarded as not-saleable (for whatever reason). That is a part of the ultimate selling price basis. While there are some substantially strong parts to these plastic grommets, there are also some very thin and necessarily flexible places, too. Then, having a part that will be made of a material that will be strong, flexible, and heat resistant at the same time.

There might ALSO be some issues of copy-right infringement for producing an item that exactly matches the original item. Making it with a center groove that might be of a slightly different dimension could be the way to get around that? Some might be more deviant from the OEM item than others.

TheGoose makes an excellent point of buying items at Mopar Shows! KNOWING what you're looking at when you look and touch the desired parts is much better than any picture! Which also makes PLANNINGF these trips important, especially if they will be a distance from where you live. As well as planning with "space" on the plastic card or saving actual $$$$ to make the trip happen.

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67
 
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