Foxer Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) I'm thinking of getting back to the build of my '51 Plymouth straight 6 engine and one thing that put a pause on it was modeling the spark plug connectors. These are those old metal connectors .. made from sheet metal with a 90 degree bend and clamped around the wire with a press fit to the plug. They were all bare metal and were about the wire insulation diameter. I found one photo below. Some thoughts I had were slitting the plug wire insulation so it would bend to 90 degrees, gluing and painting silver. I think this might be a tough glue job without making some jig. I do have some rubber spark plug boots that I could just paint silver but these are large compared to the plug wire. Last possibility I will just use there as is. I do have some cast spark plugs I'd like to use and these would cover more of the plug that I want to. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. Edited March 29, 2011 by Foxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Wrap end of wire with BMF, bend the wrapped end 90 degrees over a sharp angle. A small piece of styrene rod will do for the spark plug. That aughta do it, aside from weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 the model plane guys take this to the max: http://www.ww1aircraftmodels.com/page47.html Wingnuts plane kits are generally 1/32 scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 photo research has shown these engines with straight plug boots, 90-deg boots and no boots at all. if you are trying to replicate the plug wires in your photo, I suggest making your own plugs... drill a hole into plastic rod that you will use as the porcelain part of the plug and insert the bare plug wire (remove the outer insulating layer) with a crisp 90-deg bend into the drilled rod, then drill a hole into some Plastruct hex rod to insert the "porcelain" rod into, mount this into the spark plug holes and complete the paint detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 You could center drill the spark plug, then strip the insulation back some, insert the wire securely, then add a little putty, or sculpt the porcelain. Almost to the top leaving a small bit of expsoed wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Wow .. new answers! Thanks guys ... I haven't done this yet, so it's much appreciated. I have some sparkplugs already so don't have to do those. I was going to try Jantrix's suggestion ... may just do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Mike, I have an album with some 1:1 engine pictures.... http://public.fotki.com/ModelCitizen/11_car_reference_library/engine_details_for/mopar_flat_head_six/ And some pictures of the one I built, that sits in my '34 Ford sedan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the photo link. Tom. Like all my builds, I'll get back to the engine eventually. Now I'm thinking of notching the smallest aluminum tube available and bending it to 90 degrees. That might be oversize but look right after some corrosion is applied. Edited January 12, 2015 by Foxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I think that's what spoils the illusion, especially on what gets used for "boots". looks like garden hose compared to fine plug wires. I've ordered parts and am going to try these (from the cylinder above). if the 1/35 scale guys can do it .... he says in fine print ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 anyone ever use these: from here: http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93&products_id=6007 might be worth giving them a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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