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[madaboutcherry]

i'm fitting an engine with a pre-engaged starter motor, so the battery cable is going to have be longer. any suggestions what length to go for.

[gazza82]

Minispares lists two options:

 

127" for inertia and 134" for pre-engaged starters

Edited by gazza82, 21 November 2019 - 03:35 PM.

[nicklouse]

so you are redoing the who car wiring?

just run a cable from the wing solenoid as show in many posts in here.

 

will link later or you can try searching.

[madaboutcherry]

I,m fitting a new battery cable, so i'll order the longer one. ta ever so.

[nicklouse]

I,m fitting a new battery cable, so i'll order the longer one. ta ever so.

so what are you doing about all the body wiring?

[madaboutcherry]

I,m fitting a new front end loom to my '68 mk11, it was in a pretty poor condition. I had already fitted an alternator so I bought a mk3 loom as it doesn't include the control box wiring. looking good so far.