Catbox
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- Joined
- Jul 12, 2018
- Posts
- 4,473
- Reaction score
- 16,797
- Location
- Just Outside of Portland Oregon
- First Name
- Peter
- Truck Year
- 1979
- Truck Model
- C20 Silverado Camper Special
- Engine Size
- 461
I spent the majority of my time in the driveway under the hood it seems.
The battery is a stupid side post jobbie.
If you have read this far, I will assume that you read through the stereo wiring section above.
The PO sucks.
That is all.
So the wires at the battery are a mess and sticking out everywhere.
I can't stand that and it also makes it super hard to do any kind of clean installation of wiring.
We have put these heavy duty battery terminals on all the other cars, so why should this one be any different.
I purchased the wrong Die Hard post adapters at the first auto parts store, so I had to run to a couple others in town to find the right ones.
So AutoZone had what I wanted, plus a Camaro t-shirt for Der Burger...
For the 0 gauge wire that I salvaged out of a BMW suv in the junkyard I will make all new terminal ends out of some copper tubing I have left over from my HVAC days in the field.
Here I have stripped the wire and installed a ferrule to keep the strands neat and tidy.
I cut a 3 inch or so section of the tube and flatten one end of the tube with my old sheet metal hammer...
With my awesome hydraulic cable lug crimper from Harbor Freight, I will lock the tube onto the wire for good...
That should not be able to let go at all.
I have not had one fail on me in the last 20 years that I have been building cables for cars this way...
The battery is a stupid side post jobbie.
If you have read this far, I will assume that you read through the stereo wiring section above.
The PO sucks.
That is all.
So the wires at the battery are a mess and sticking out everywhere.
I can't stand that and it also makes it super hard to do any kind of clean installation of wiring.
We have put these heavy duty battery terminals on all the other cars, so why should this one be any different.
I purchased the wrong Die Hard post adapters at the first auto parts store, so I had to run to a couple others in town to find the right ones.
So AutoZone had what I wanted, plus a Camaro t-shirt for Der Burger...
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For the 0 gauge wire that I salvaged out of a BMW suv in the junkyard I will make all new terminal ends out of some copper tubing I have left over from my HVAC days in the field.
Here I have stripped the wire and installed a ferrule to keep the strands neat and tidy.
You must be registered for see images attach
I cut a 3 inch or so section of the tube and flatten one end of the tube with my old sheet metal hammer...
You must be registered for see images attach
With my awesome hydraulic cable lug crimper from Harbor Freight, I will lock the tube onto the wire for good...
You must be registered for see images attach
That should not be able to let go at all.
I have not had one fail on me in the last 20 years that I have been building cables for cars this way...
You must be registered for see images attach