Looking for accurate 1/25 45 degree distributor boots

[Monty]

I don't think I have the eyes to make my own, so I'm hoping to find model aftermarket distributor boots that look like these.  

If you've used some, I'd love to see pics of them on your builds.  Also, I'd appreciate knowing if they require any special treatment before use (seems like I once read they had to be slowly stretched so the wire would go through.)  

TIA for any helpful info.

[TransAmMike]

1 hour ago, Monty said:

I don't think I have the eyes to make my own, so I'm hoping to find model aftermarket distributor boots that look like these.  

If you've used some, I'd love to see pics of them on your builds.  Also, I'd appreciate knowing if they require any special treatment before use (seems like I once read they had to be slowly stretched so the wire would go through.)  

TIA for any helpful info.

This is a real good question Monty and one I have also wondered about. Hopefully there will be an answer here.

[Monty]

1 hour ago, TransAmMike said:

This is a real good question Monty and one I have also wondered about. Hopefully there will be an answer here.

This board is loaded with so many knowledgeable people, I'll bet we have at least one good answer within an hour or two.  Then again, it is Memorial Day evening, so there may be a bit of a delay.  

[Plowboy]

I don't know of any aftermarket boots. But, I have made my own. It's actually fairly easy if you have a miter box. Just take a piece of styrene rod the size you need, cut a piece at a 45 degree angle, glue it back onto the rod, cut it off at a 90 degree angle and drill a hole to accept the plug wire. I glue the boot to the engine with Tamiya Extra Thin Cement and allow it to dry well. When I'm ready to wire, I can just insert the wire into the boot. 

 

Edited June 1, 2021 by Plowboy

[Exotics_Builder]

55 minutes ago, Plowboy said:

I don't know of any aftermarket boots. But, I have made my own. It's actually fairly easy if you have a miter box. Just take a piece of styrene rod the size you need, cut a piece at a 45 degree angle, glue it back onto the rod, cut it off at a 90 degree angle and drill a hole to accept the plug wire. I glue the boot to the engine with Tamiya Extra Thin Cement and allow it to dry well. When I'm ready to wire, I can just insert the wire into the boot. 

 

A good way to do it.  Another option is RB Motion
http://rbmotion.com/rbmshop_3.0/image/cache/catalog/Products/web1315-500x500.JPG

 

[Zippi]

I saw this video a while back on how to make angled boots for your spark plugs.

How to Add Spark Plug Engine Detail For an Old Model Car Kit (AIBMC Part 8) - YouTube

[NOBLNG]

1 hour ago, Zippi said:

I saw this video a while back on how to make angled boots for your spark plugs.

How to Add Spark Plug Engine Detail For an Old Model Car Kit (AIBMC Part 8) - YouTube

I have done very similar, but I made one leg of the boot longer and drilled the hole in the head that size.

[TransAmMike]

11 hours ago, Plowboy said:

I don't know of any aftermarket boots. But, I have made my own. It's actually fairly easy if you have a miter box. Just take a piece of styrene rod the size you need, cut a piece at a 45 degree angle, glue it back onto the rod, cut it off at a 90 degree angle and drill a hole to accept the plug wire. I glue the boot to the engine with Tamiya Extra Thin Cement and allow it to dry well. When I'm ready to wire, I can just insert the wire into the boot. 

 

Well that sure is a great idea Roger. And that truck sure looks great too.

[Modlbldr]

I had some resin ones years ago that I believe Replicas and Miniatures did for Hemi motors. Unfortunately they came up missing before I could use them and I have never found any again. Could have sworn they were in a tiny baggie stapled to a yellow card (that's why I say R&M Co of MD.

If anybody finds any I'd love to know too.

Later- 

Edited June 1, 2021 by Modlbldr

[Can-Con]

They're really easy to make. But I think you mean 90 degree boots as shown in your pic??

First I made a simple jig. 

I cut a slit in a peice of plastic to hold the boot material.

Then I cut that off at a 45 degree angle so the slit is the length you want your boot.

Cut a bunch of peices. Normally you need 2 per end so 4 per wire. 16 for a V8 plus 4 if you have a separate coil so 18 pieces total.

Put 2 pieces on your plug wire so the angles are pointing at each other and make a sharp 90 degree bend between them.

Shove the pieces together aligned so they form the 90 degree boot and secure it with a drop of super glue.

That's all there is to it.

But, you might want to use strait boots on the plug end but it varies 

BTW, I can't take credit for this technique. I was told about it years ago. So long ago that I can't remember who it was that told me about it.

Edited June 1, 2021 by Can-Con

[Zippi]

That's pretty slick Steve.  What size is the red boot material your using?

[Can-Con]

24 minutes ago, Zippi said:

That's pretty slick Steve.  What size is the red boot material your using?

Thanks, but like I said, it's just something I picked up from someone else along the way.

It's just the insulation stripped off of some phone wire. I really don't know the gage size but it fits perfectly into the 30 gage wrapping wire.

[Zippi]

20 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Thanks, but like I said, it's just something I picked up from someone else along the way.

It's just the insulation stripped off of some phone wire. I really don't know the gage size but it fits perfectly into the 30 gage wrapping wire.

I had some old phone wire so I cut the insulation off and cut a piece off one of the wires and sure enough it slipped over my 30 AWG wire.  It took some doing but it did go on.  

[Ace-Garageguy]

Those are 90 degree boots.

These are 45.

[Can-Con]

59 minutes ago, Zippi said:

I had some old phone wire so I cut the insulation off and cut a piece off one of the wires and sure enough it slipped over my 30 AWG wire.  It took some doing but it did go on.  

If you cut your wrapping wire at an angle so the end is pointed it will go in easier. 

[Zippi]

Yup....thanks Steve.  Just doing a dry run to see if it would fit.