A bit of over-restoration

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 01:33 pm:

Turning out several thousand cars a day, Ford didn't bother with this. But I only work on one car at a time, so I polished my plug wire terminals. After all, it is a brass era car, so I think a little polish is OK.






Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mattthew G California on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 01:37 pm:

Polish may be a bit much, but better than corrosion!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 05:12 pm:

Looks very nice with the Champion X. I say if you like doing it, do it. I have a friend who restores cars to "the way they would have done it at the factory had they had the time."
Rich


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Coiro on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 05:57 pm:

I did the same thing, Steve. Had an occasion when my engine was missing and figured it wouldn't hurt to buff the heck out of all my connections. Unfortunately, when I screwed the nut back down on the magneto post, I overtightened and broke it. But you should have seen the shine on those pieces!



Bought a replacement, installed it and yeah, the engine ran way better. Lesson learned: You can tighten too much, but you can't polish too much.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Royce in Dallas TX on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 07:19 pm:

Steve,

I bought a set of wires that looked like that. They were not soldered - really poor quality. The wires need to be soldered if they are not already. Made by a vendor in New York who supplied them to the vendor I purchased them from.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 07:50 pm:

Yep, I soldered all these before I polished.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cameron Whitaker on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 08:00 pm:

I agree with Royce completely. I've made several custom sets of spark plug wires, and it's always solder then crimp (if you do it the other way around, the heat can damage the insulation) Some pre-made sets just have the bare wire tucked underneath the insulated portion, then crimped. They'll work, but they won't last long!

But even so, they sure do look nice! Now we with all the love and care you put into them, we can only hope that they stay that pretty!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kenneth W DeLong on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 08:01 pm:

That looks Very Nice!! Do you hire out?? Bud.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ROBERT J STEINER on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 08:07 pm:

I know Snyders wires are not soldered. They make them in house in their shop cheaply.
RJ&L also makes and supplies the wires and theirs actually are soldered. They been making the wires since the 70's. Rj&L comes from a long line of wire manufacturing family. The son n law does a great job on the wires compared to his competetor.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 08:14 pm:

Bud, I don't even have time to get all my own stuff done.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brian Mettling on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 08:56 pm:

Great job, I think it looks neat. Shiny brass makes everything really stand out


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ROBERT J STEINER on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 08:59 pm:

Here's Rj&l soldered spark plug wire. He does a better job than his late father n law who ran the business



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Murray - Anacortes, WA on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 11:56 pm:

OUCH...they hurt my eyes !!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 10:31 am:

As usual Steve has a solution.

We black era guys are jealous of the brass guy showing off their polishing skills but now we have a solution, thanks Steve. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Todd on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 12:12 pm:

Steve, don't forget to clear coat them.
Smiles


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 12:33 pm:

Saying you over restored something on your Model T is like saying you spent too much time loving on your wife to create a healthy marriage. Both are labors of love and time well spent doing something you thoroughly enjoy. Keep up the good work...er... fun. Jim Patrick


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