65Camino and Ihave made a past time out of trying to get wires for the LeMans. I finally had to settle on yellow Accel wires. While they perform flawlessly I would prefer something with a more original look which was charcoal grey wire with orange angle boots.
We try 73 Chevelle and we get discontinued, we try 73 LeMans and we get Pontiac wires of course.
Where do I find original look Chevy small block angle boot wires?
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I bought a set of black ones for the 66 beaumont last year at Young's Automotive in Port Colborne- Hill-Boles in Welland usually can get whatever you need also
Ray, 12043785 (508S AC Delco) is the changeup number for 8907291 which is the original part number for wires for your car. I can't promise they will be black, they may be orange. It's been a while since I sold a set of those. Still readily available from any GM or AC Delco dealer.
I am in the Chevelle book but as you know, it's the same wire set.
Go back to the guy who told you discontinued and check. He needs to try a bit harder to look them up and check stock. It's in the book and GM shows 3 in Woodstock.
(Edited because I think I was a bit too harsh on your parts guy with my original statement!)
-- Edited by Carl Stevenson on Sunday 13th of June 2010 12:06:02 AM
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I have '64 Corvette wires on my 283 ... helps it go faster!
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I put them on after dinner, wow what a nice look and great fitment too, those Accel wires were all so long hard to keep tidy. These are almost invisible when you open the hood, real nice.
Do you think the engine is running better? I do.
PS: Carl, get Carl to look up your set and get the numbers, the dealer guys were helpful but when I asked him to verify there were the ones it was an adventure. Carl was bang on, just call, order and picjk up. You can verify using the AC Delco site, but no Canadian Pontiacs are there so go with 427 66 Biscayne.
-- Edited by 73SC on Monday 14th of June 2010 08:54:25 PM
I looked today, and I think I can get away with regular ACDelco wires My headers have tons of room so they will be fine... my welfare cheque will be here Friday.
I hope it works out for you. I agree with you. A car like your's needs to have OEM looking wires.
