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Is it possible to purchase original style or looking spark plug wires for a 57 Chevy 3100 with a 235 engine?

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Jon

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The ones I bought from Chevy Duty a few years ago were original style without boots. I don't think that I would go back to them though because of the lack of boots at the plugs.


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I got mine from Jim Carter and they work great.


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Big tee,
Great looking truck!

Thanks guys!

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This guy can make original style wire sets.

235 spark plug wires

I have not purchased any so cannot "Testify"


Just sharing


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DAD,
Is that what they looked like originally? Yikes! Not to pretty!
Maybe YNZ has them...

Thank you for the link!!

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The wires in that pic look like early style or something the rat rod guys would run.
He has other styles of wire jacket.

I’m not sure what style your year truck had originally, My 50 had the black lacquer type.

I bought the kit classic parts sold ,

I ran them for about 20 minutes. It was quite a shocking experience. I quickly tossed them and got a set from CARQUEST. They are a gray color wire with boots.

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A 1957 235 came with boots, I would bet.

Here is a 1954 engine showing boots.

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Hi all,
I contacted SoCalConcepts via email and the owner Roy got back to me with this info:
"they are 7mm plug wire and its yellow with red and black cross traces the ones I make where commin in the 40's and 50's the only thing that changed is the boots for the mid 50's and post which I can add the choice is yours"
Not sure if I will buy them as he wants $65.

YNZ does not make wires....FYI

Jon


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those yellow stripe wires were not "commin" in the 50's, the 57 would have had black plug wires with the straight plug boots [look for pics in your manuals], you should be able to find a set at a FLAPS like this

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Thank you Bill, I sorta figured that GM would not do anything fancy on these old farm trucks.

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