300F and G brackets are not painted,
except those attached to the head bolts or the valve cover which are painted black with the engine. The remainder are not painted as they
are put on later when the ram manifolds are installed.
The long, skinny brackets are all secured by the ram manifold bolts-----numbers 3 and 4 on the right side, and numbers 2 and 4 on the left. (Counting from the front.)
Both left side brackets "face" rearward. The right side ones "face" away from each other. Only #8 wire utilizes the right side, while both #7 and #5 use the left.
Gil says:
1. Wires #1 and #3 go thru the four way bracket attached to the left front
intake manifold bolt, over the left valve cover, thru the 2-way wire bracket which is secured to the lower front valve cover attachment nut and then to their respective spark plugs. Note: #3 nipple is an obtuse angle to provide dipstick clearance. All others are right angle and a reddish-brown color. Distributor
end nipples are all straight and black except for #1 which is red.
2. Wires #5 and #7 also go thru the 4-way bracket, then turn rearward and
pass under the ram tubes, thru the two 2-way long narrow brackets secured by the intake manifold bolts (left side of engine). They then curl around the rear of the head and pass thru the 2-way bracket attached to the left rear head bolt. #7 of course is then attached to its nearby spark plug, while #5 continues on forward to its plug.
3. Wires #2, #4, and #6 go from the distributor right and down to the 4-way
bracket secured by the right front head bolt. From there, they go rearward to their respective spark plugs. On some "Gs" there is a wire bracket near the #6 spark plug secured with a head bolt.
4. FINALLY (!) #8 plug wire goes from the distributor rearward under the
ram manifold and thru the TWO long 2-way brackets attached to the manifold bolts (right side of engine). It then curls down and thru the 2-way small bracket attached with the right rear head bolt and on to its nearby spark plug.