All The starter bolt to body\frame ground strap and battery to body ground strap in trunk - these should be 'braided' cables as opposed to cable with rubber covering? Any particular 'correct' type of
The connectors on the end of the braid are a large stamped lug, not at all like stuff that's commercially available today (at least not at your local Pep Boys) but you could make one up out of some 3
Joel The ground strap and battery negative terminal to ground are both braided with HD connectors. Battery is a group 27 - the original battery was Lucas with 6 screw in cell covers with vent nipples
Closest for the lugs are going to be this one or the 3/8" equivalent. http://www.britishwiring.com/5-16-Flag-Type-Ring-Terminal-37-16-p/c292.htm Note the website name - it's not britishwire.com Theo
color should be silver? The part Theo references looks to be a 5/16" flat type ring terminal - 3 would be needed? BON indicates neg was a 14" woven cable with a soldered right angle battery end - an
Joel If your building a 100 point dead stock Tiger; then you need a Lucas battery with the breather hose. If your not building a 100 point Tiger put in the best battery available to you. Ron Fraser c
Ron\All No 100 point car here, nor want to be but if I must buy - get correct or as close to correct as dollars will allow - buy correct if at all possible. The Lucas battery dollars does not allow.
For the ground straps you want to have equivalent copper area to probably #2 cable. For the engine side strap, the chassis end uses a 5/16 screw and the other side (going to a starter bolt) will be 3