Negative Battery Cable Repro - Working At It

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:18 pm

Okay guys, but they need to look right first.

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:30 pm

I picked up the military grade terminal from Grainger. I intend to have a mold made of the original and hope to successfully cast them.

However, if that doesn't work out then these are not a wholly terrible substitute.

Post by **notoptoy** » Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:27 pm

Agreed Curtis, those look darn close.

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:47 pm

Just received a photo of the new crimping jaws. Tim in CO got his son to make them for me.

Tool porno.

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leonhart · Post by **leonhart** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:05 pm

Interested if you make these available. Not concerned about looks myself, I just need to make sure I'm grounded properly!

Post by **S Allen** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:25 pm

Very nice. I am interested as well.

S

wineguy · Post by **wineguy** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:04 pm

I'm in for 3

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:04 pm

So the new crimping jaw didn't work as expected. This is what happens when you try to reverse engineer as I did. Close but no cigar.

I found some Honda battery cables that are very similar. Seem to be about 6 gauge which about the same. My jeweler friend is working on a pattern for casting like the original but these work well. I snipe off the extra wire. Not sure how many of these I'll be able to get for long term. The yellow stripe is put on with a paint pen so quality is so so.

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AC77 · Post by **AC77** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:21 pm

Curtis, what is the info on the Honda cable?

Post by **C.Costine** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:39 pm

Where do all of those ends go? currently I have one from the battery to the block and another from the block to the body. I suppose there should be one from the block to the frame even though there is one on the other side?

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:13 pm

C.Costine wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:39 pm Where do all of those ends go? currently I have one from the battery to the block and another from the block to the body. I suppose there should be one from the block to the frame even though there is one on the other side?

The early cable goes to the block, alternator, frame and VR. Later cable has one less wire since the alternator is on the other side.

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:58 pm

I believe I have the paint stripe worked out. I used pin stripe template tape. Tim put me on to this one. A little bit of edge bleeding since I was in a hurry and didn't prep it very well.

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Post by **S Allen** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 4:17 pm

Looks good to me.

S

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:36 pm

Put one on my car. I noticed that the ground lug on my alternator is on the other side of the alternator so I need to add an inch or so.

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69barnfind · Post by **69barnfind** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:46 pm

Hi Curtis are these still available?

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