negative battery cable

Import_sounds-of-mid-GA · Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:35 pm

can someone measure the length of the negative battery cable, please! its a 69 2000 if theres any difference....

Post by **spl310** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:03 pm

Well, the OEM cable is more than your garden variety cable. Here is what it looks like from Rallye's website:

The price? When I checked, it was a paltry $118.57. Regards!

Post by **dbrick** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:07 pm

Seems pretty straight forward.

Post by **spl310** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:10 pm

Oh, it is easy enough to replicate, but it is not an off the shelf item at Advance Auto Parts...

Import_sounds-of-mid-GA · Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:10 pm

spl310 wrote:Well, the OEM cable is more than your garden variety cable. Here is what it looks like from Rallye's website:

The price? When I checked, it was a paltry $118.57. Regards!

isnt that the whole ground system? b/c my current cable is a regular battery cable. Id go measure it, but its pretty far from my house to just run out there. So, how bout just the main part that goes from the battery to the frame(?).

Post by **dbrick** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:23 pm

Import_sounds-of-mid-GA wrote: Id go measure it, but its pretty far from my house

Use a LONG tape measure

Or don't try to do it from the house, go over to the car.

Non politically correct comment....Just put some air in the tires and pull the house over to the car

Import_sounds-of-mid-GA · Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:30 pm

dbrick wrote:Non politically correct comment....Just put some air in the tires and pull the house over to the car

haha, that could only happen with the "houses" across the street and thru the woods a 1/4 mile.

steve68 · Post by **steve68** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:06 pm

mines just a cable from the battery to the block..thats it.

Steve

Import_sounds-of-mid-GA · Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:36 pm

steve68 wrote:mines just a cable from the battery to the block..thats it.

Steve

remember the length?

67 1/2 1600 · Post by **67 1/2 1600** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:28 am

steve68 wrote:mines just a cable from the battery to the block..thats it.

Steve

I have a ground from the battery to the frame, a ground from the engine block to the frame seperate from the battery ground(there are 2 seperate holes), and on the same ground from the battery I have the alt. grounded to that too like a cable Sid shows. I dont mean to be "too grounded" but sure beats cooking my wiring harness.

Import_sounds-of-mid-GA · Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:59 am

yeah, last time i cranked it.... it started spitting balls of liquid metal from the battery.
So I figured I better get the grounding system a little better

Post by **dbrick** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:04 pm

Import_sounds-of-mid-GA wrote:yeah, last time i cranked it.... it started spitting balls of liquid metal from the battery.
So I figured I better get the grounding system a little better

Kind of a radical conclusion, but if you've thought it out.....

Import_sounds-of-mid-GA · Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:13 pm

what makes me think that is b/c all my grounds/negative battery cable are in horrible shape... they suck