I have a '98 with 136k miles and the OEM battery terminal clamps are tightened about as far and they're still loose so I figured it was time to make the switch to some heavy duty military clamps. I've used this style of battery clamp before on a couple 60's and they work really well.
The adapter material is a highly conductive copper plate that is about 1/8" thick. I used a Dremel with a heavy cut-off wheel but you could use an angle grinder and a file to make the necessary cuts as well.
The pictures are pretty self explanatory (I'll apologize for the mixture of day/night photos for some reason my camera mysteriously deletes photos so I had to retake a couple). For the negative terminal I cut off enough of the original clamp to leave a square tab attached to the battery cable, then I drilled a hole in the middle of it and attached it to the new clamp.
I have enough material from the original piece of copper to make 4 more adapters (not getting anymore...you could source it locally or from McMaster, etc.). PM me if you want me to send you one of these blanks so you can make your own adapter $8 (including shipping).
The adapter material is a highly conductive copper plate that is about 1/8" thick. I used a Dremel with a heavy cut-off wheel but you could use an angle grinder and a file to make the necessary cuts as well.
The pictures are pretty self explanatory (I'll apologize for the mixture of day/night photos for some reason my camera mysteriously deletes photos so I had to retake a couple). For the negative terminal I cut off enough of the original clamp to leave a square tab attached to the battery cable, then I drilled a hole in the middle of it and attached it to the new clamp.
I have enough material from the original piece of copper to make 4 more adapters (not getting anymore...you could source it locally or from McMaster, etc.). PM me if you want me to send you one of these blanks so you can make your own adapter $8 (including shipping).
