putting my car back together,do thge wires run outside the bracket, by the compressor

ant pics would help

sorry spark plug wires

The 96 factory manual is available for download, should be same as your 97.

https://www.mediafire.com/?40mfgeoe4ctti

Wire loom routings for engine are shown in Volume 1, Part 2, section 6D5, pages 6D5-5 and -6:

cool thanks, like an idiot took it apart and did not look