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  • B
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    Yay for doing things on the e30

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    • AndrewA
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      Andrew
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      straight6pwr said:

      http://www.jegs.com/i/Braille-Auto/147/201/10002/-1?CAWELAID=1710650746&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=15769068431&CATCI=pla-222628247591&catargetid=230006180037474944&cadevice=c&gclid=Cj0KEQiAuonGBRCaotXoycysvIMBEiQAcxV0nFKBA2fuG28OyXNgV1tVINd2Oo3a-jZPCWqY17o8n84aAlOc8P8HAQ

      Genius.  This would allow me to use the current cable like so?

      IMG5522.JPG

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      • AndrewA
        AndrewA
        Andrew
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        Also, I found that these exist after you inspired me to search for "adapters"

        850250-sae-to-jis-conversion.jpg

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        • AndrewA
          AndrewA
          Andrew
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          Snap said:

          Yay for doing things on the e30

          Yay indeed.  This is one of two things i need to fix at a minimum before i track it.  The other being, why does my tank leak fuel when more than half full, or when i corner hard right...  I've decided that i will have to commit seppuku if i dont track this car this year.

          seppuku-o.gif

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          • B
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            I have a scored m20 camshaft you can fall on.

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            • straight6pwrS
              straight6pwrS
              straight6pwr
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              Andrew said:

              Genius.  This would allow me to use the current cable like so?

              IMG5522.JPG

              yup, exactly what i pictured.  be careful on those adapters, though, they may have a different post size which your cable wont clamp to.

              Dan
              yajsYRL.jpg.e5f350b4dfe961d76ac8b32efce2e1a6.jpg

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              • AndrewA
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                Andrew
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                straight6pwr said:

                yup, exactly what i pictured.  be careful on those adapters, though, they may have a different post size which your cable wont clamp to.

                I think i'll try this combo.  JIS post looks small and tapered, but they make shims to adapt to SAE post.

                JIS to SAE post small.png

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                • AndrewA
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                  Andrew
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                  Snap said:

                  I have a scored m20 camshaft you can fall on.

                  That is very kind of you.  That would be an epic death.

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                  • straight6pwrS
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                    Andrew said:

                    I think i'll try this combo.  JIS post looks small and tapered, but they make shims to adapt to SAE post.

                    JIS to SAE post small.png

                    looks like that should work!

                    Dan
                    yajsYRL.jpg.e5f350b4dfe961d76ac8b32efce2e1a6.jpg

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                    • GunMetalGreyG
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                      This thread confuses me. Why do you need to change the end on the stock battery cable? 
                      Or is it not stock.

                      ...

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                      • straight6pwrS
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                        straight6pwr
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                        to me, it looks like someone in the past modified the end of the original cable, either because it was damaged/corroded or they used the wrong type of battery.

                        Dan
                        yajsYRL.jpg.e5f350b4dfe961d76ac8b32efce2e1a6.jpg

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                        • GunMetalGreyG
                          GunMetalGreyG
                          GunMetalGrey
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                          Is this the picture of what is actually on your car?
                          IMG5522.JPG

                          If so I hate previous owners of that vehicle

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                          • AndrewA
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                            GunMetalGrey said:

                            This thread confuses me. Why do you need to change the end on the stock battery cable? 
                            Or is it not stock. 

                            Yes, the end on the cable is NOT stock, which is the source of all my issues.

                            Using the SAE to JIS adapter, i'm able to make a stock size battery fit.  I couldn't orient the adapter the way i wanted, but this orientation doesn't put the cable under much strain.  And now it's held down with the OEM clamp.  It's better now.  Hopefully good enough for a tech inspector.

                            IMG5628small.jpg

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                            • B
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                              B C
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                              Stuff a 20 under the cable pre-inspection and you will be fine

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                                Boris3
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                                If just a tech inspection for autox or a track day as long as the battery doesn't move with the stock clamp setup when the inspector checks it you'll be fine. I ran mine the same way for years.

                                1990 325i racecar (ITS, former Spec E30); 2004 330i ZHP

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                                • KaiserRollsK
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                                  I've been to a few auto crosses were they didn't even open my trunk...

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                                  • straight6pwrS
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                                    straight6pwr
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                                    if you aren't completely happy, those post extenders i original shared are like $5 at advanced auto parts, saw them when I stopped in the other day.

                                    Dan
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