240Z Factory battery cable

[Wesley_FR]

Hi,

I'm looking for a picture of the original/factory battery cables + and -) for the 240Z.
I tried to find this information on internet but every cars i found have different cables...

Also, cables are the same for all years, or they are different between series ?

Thank you for your help.

[zKars]

Some info and pictures here.

 

[Wesley_FR]

I read this topic but... I can't confirm that is the original one... And it's only about the negative one.

[zKars]

That site has the positive one as well.

 

[Zed Head]

3 hours ago, zKars said:

That site has the positive one as well.

 

Notice that it is not red.  Important.

[zKars]

Finally dawned on me what that black blob is on the positive cable. It a rubber cover for the terminal. 

Now I have find some that fit the terminals I bought to do this right(er).

 

[240dkw]

I had a set of cables that the "blobs" were still on, but the ends were replaced with straight generic ones. This is what I did to make them more right(er). I used the covers as a mold.

[texasz]

8 hours ago, 240dkw said:

I had a set of cables that the "blobs" were still on, but the ends were replaced with straight generic ones. This is what I did to make them more right(er). I used the covers as a mold.

 

That is really interesting, great idea!

 

[CanTechZ]

Here are some pictures of the original cables from my 7/70 240Z. @240dkw Hey Dan, I thought that only the positive terminal connector that the "blob" and the negative one was uncovered.

Negative:

 

Positive:

[240dkw]

Well, that could very well be. I used stuff that was in my pile of parts. I do not recall if they both were on positive cables or one of each.

[CanTechZ]

Definitely nothing wrong with having two. Here is a picture from a 1970 brochure.

[zKars]

I realized I have one good original negative cable on the new to me 71 I just picked up. 

Now “we” need one of those original blobs to use to make reproduction blobs....

I’ve taken detailed measurements of the cable, lugs, wires etc. Finding the very heavy lugs that Nissan used is going to be a challenge in todays cheap crap marketplace. The big cable lug is a brass or copper monster made with 2mm thick metal and has a lovely crimped connection done with a serious tool.

 

Edited November 15, 2020 by zKars