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Dec 24, 2013 | 11:58 PM

81vettehelp

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cool zip tie trick!

thought id get this out to everyone instead of just the one forum as it may benefit you all. its a little trick I used on the 81 I rebuilt for a friend in order to keep the plug wires from burning up in the extremely tight engine bay.

hope it helps some of you, let me know what you think
merry Christmas

Dec 25, 2013 | 12:53 AM

Silver96ce

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Great! Thanks for the tip. Merry Christmas.

Dec 25, 2013 | 01:46 AM

Midnight 85

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NASCAR teams have done that for years but not everyone follows NASCAR so thanks for posting a good idea. I have done this many times.

Dec 25, 2013 | 04:07 AM

Chuck Tribolet

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Neat trick.

Black zip ties would blend in better.

Dec 25, 2013 | 10:26 AM

AGENT 86

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Me like

Dec 25, 2013 | 10:29 AM

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Dec 25, 2013 | 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck Tribolet

Neat trick.

Black zip ties would blend in better.

Because zip ties are available in a variety of colors, it would be easy to match the ties to different spark plug wire colors.

Dec 25, 2013 | 11:44 AM

TorchTarga94

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I've been doing this for years as well, works perfect, and cheap!

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Dec 25, 2013 | 12:05 PM

higgyburners

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great idea thanks for the tip

Dec 25, 2013 | 12:07 PM

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good idea, thanks. merry xmas

Dec 26, 2013 | 06:46 PM

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Haha I never knew other people did this too. I did it on mine like 1-2 years ago because I was to cheap to buy the actual separators and I actually think they look good.