We buy them like you Ken, a bag of 1000 at a time, and they go REAL quick when you are wiring. Lots get wasted because you put them on temporarily to hold a bundle while adding wires and then you cut those off and toss them.

I found a little trick that cuts down on waste. If you put the wiretie together in it's normal fashion, the teeth bite in and it won't come back apart. BUT, if you turn it around and put it together inside out, the teeth are not grabbing but it will still hold temporarily due to friction. To remove it you simply slide it apart. I learned this trick a little late in the game when wiring my T, but used it on Don's T and we saved a lot of wasted ties that way. When you are ready to finally put the real ties in place you can then turn them the right way and the teeth hold them tight.

I also found a miniature set of side cut pliers at Sears that cuts the unneeded end off of the wire tie with no sharp edge. It cuts clean and close to the tie so it looks neat and won't cut your fingers when you go probing around up in there.

Ken, your car is looking great. What a complicated, sophisticated build. It hurts my head when I see all the high tech stuff guys like you incorporate into your builds, and you make it look so easy. An alternator is high tech for me.

Ken, have you considered building a car to compete in the GNRS? You really should. You could definitely pull it off.

Don