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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 12:22 PM
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does any body know where I can buy date coded plug wires for my 1979 vette date is 1Q79 --4Q78 plus did my 1979 vette come with HEI ignition or points built 03/17/1979
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does any body know where i can buy date coded plug wires for my 1979 vette date is 1q79 --4q78 plus did my 1979 vette come with hei ignition or points built 03/17/1979
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Originally Posted by Rlanza
...did my 1979 vette come with HEI ignition or points...
Your car left St. Louis with HEI. What's in it now?
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a friend of my recently stamped a set of wires from Corvette Central. The stamp came from Staples and can be set for any combination of letters and numbers. Clean the area to be stamped and allow at least 24 hours to dry.

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