I am moving from stock type wires to MSD 8.5 spark plug wires. On my Commando there are small plastic grommets that hold the wire to the valve cover. I love the way that looks. Does anyone make these? I have them circled in the photo.
For stock sized wires but not for 8.5mm wires.I am moving from stock type wires to MSD 8.5 spark plug wires. On my Commando there are small plastic grommets that hold the wire to the valve cover. I love the way that looks. Does anyone make these? I have them circled in the photo.
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You *COULD* try using stock ones, since they snap around the wires; gently clamp them in a machinist's vice and slowly, gingerly, drill them out to an acceptable inner diameter- but I can't vouch for how much meat that'll leave you when you're done.
Another option would be to go to the hardware store and get some appropriately sized electrical grommets and slip them around the wires. They'd be black instead of white, but I don't think anyone would hold that against you since originality isn't a big factor when you're running 8.5 MSD wires.
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It's not a '67, it's '66 or earlier- see the hood torsion rods in his original pic? Assuming everything is original...BTW those round grommets are not correct for a 67 Commando. It should have rectangular white plastic inserts that snap into place on the valve cover tab, with slots for each wire. If you had those you might be able to just cram the 8.5mm wires right in. I believe these are also available as repro, just harder to find.
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The round grommets are also for Charger/Commando covers for 65 and 66 as well as Hemi covers of that era. In 67 they started using the double plastic holders.I think the wire holders are the same, all years... I just said 67 because that is the extent of my personal knowledge. The round grommets are for the plain covers.
It's not a '67, it's '66 or earlier- see the hood torsion rods in his original pic? Assuming everything is original...
Year One has this version.Heres orig 67 clips. Repops are avail, not sure fitment on repops? You may be able to file/dremel for the bigger wires?
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You need to show us your valve covers so we can see if they are 67's or not. Take a couple pics of the passenger side cover and the oil fill/pcv pipes on both.Sorry I did pull that pic from the internet so it may not be a '67. Mine is a 67 BUT it does also have the round plastic pieces not the ones MVH posted. Those would be perfect I think.
Year One has this version.
1966-74 A B E-Body Spark Plug Wire Retainer (Holds 2 Wir...
Classic Industries has them listed but they have been "Arriving Soon" every time I have looked.I would only order from them as a last resort. LOTS of others out there.
If someone can take measurements I can draw it up in CAD and 3d print and test fit on my commando valve covers and put the model in thingiverse. Or I guess I could just buy one and do that. ha