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Battery cables, fuel rails?

I've found the positive one on ebay, with the correct end. I need a ground cable. For 87/88 or if other years fit. This is what the end should look like, at the battery http://www.ebay.com/itm/83-84-85-86-MUSTANG-MOTORCRAFT-POS-BATTERY-CABLE-NEW-/190549690347?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c5da587eb&vxp=mtr.

I don't know if the grounding spot ever changed, but mine goes from the battery to a spot right on the block next to the oil filter, and has that little wire branching off the battery end going to an eye terminal screwed to the body right behind the battery.

Either mustangs had different looking ends, or latemodelrestoration has the wrong cables LOL.


And 5.0 fuel rails. I swapped the entire explorer intake from the red car onto the silver car when I bought it. I just looked at the rails that were on that car...maybe from sitting in my basp00get for 2 years, but there are strips of dirt/rust inside the rails I can see through the injector holes. So I don't think it would be smart to use it. Looking locally too, there's plenty on ebay but no one posts pictures looking inside it or expressly says that the inside is clean too.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #1 –
my ground is on the back of the block..... but I also have a truck block that was in the car
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Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #2 –
do you need to spend so much on a cable?
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #3 –
If I have to look at anything else but that shape end I will be pissed every time I open the hood LOL. They're beaten to shiznit but those are what I have there now.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #4 –
I bought one like that at napa for like $12
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
Join us on Facebook
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Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #5 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;383408
I've found the positive one on ebay, with the correct end. I need a ground cable. For 87/88 or if other years fit. This is what the end should look like, at the battery http://www.ebay.com/itm/83-84-85-86-MUSTANG-MOTORCRAFT-POS-BATTERY-CABLE-NEW-/190549690347?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c5da587eb&vxp=mtr.

I don't know if the grounding spot ever changed, but mine goes from the battery to a spot right on the block next to the oil filter, and has that little wire branching off the battery end going to an eye terminal screwed to the body right behind the battery.

Either mustangs had different looking ends, or latemodelrestoration has the wrong cables LOL.


And 5.0 fuel rails. I swapped the entire explorer intake from the red car onto the silver car when I bought it. I just looked at the rails that were on that car...maybe from sitting in my basp00get for 2 years, but there are strips of dirt/rust inside the rails I can see through the injector holes. So I don't think it would be smart to use it. Looking locally too, there's plenty on ebay but no one posts pictures looking inside it or expressly says that the inside is clean too.

The late model resto ones look to be correct to me. They look just like the Motorcraft cables I bought from the local Ford dealer 6 years ago to replace my factory cables. They fit perfectly.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #6 –
Make him an offer............

http://www.ebay.com/itm/87-93-Ford-Mustang-5-0-Fuel-Rails-302-V8-/170797419902?hash=item27c451cd7e&item=170797419902&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #7 –
Paul,
    It's just a battery cable.  Save your money.  As stated, NAPA has cables that are molded to the head and are not the cheap bolt on kind.  Just measure your old cable and find one the appropriate length at NAPA.

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #8 –
Quote from: evintho;383432
Paul,
    It's just a battery cable.  Save your money.  As stated, NAPA has cables that are molded to the head and are not the cheap bolt on kind.  Just measure your old cable and find one the appropriate length at NAPA.

If he is going for factory correct there is no substitute for a Motorcraft cable.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #9 –
Is that positive one a bit pricey? Yeah. But I want this thing right. 100%. Down to those stickers. That's why I'll be photoshopping a fan shroud sticker. And, since I am delayed with finding a fuel rail, I'm gonna go ahead and do what I kinda-sorta wanted to do anyway: take the injectors back out of the intake and paint them gray, like 14 lb/hr ones. I'll go back to a statement I made a long time ago "ONLY the headers will give anyone a hint that it is anything more than stock".
 
If someone has or finds a nice ground cable that corresponds to mine...charge me $50 like that one if you want!!! It's worth it to me, it truly is. If I could pull one outta you-know-what, I would. But sometimes you have to pay to get exactly what you want, and not "just as good". I hate doing that. It's never "just as good". I look at it, every time, and wish I'd gotten the exact piece.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #10 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;383447
I'll go back to a statement I made a long time ago "ONLY the headers will give anyone a hint that it is anything more than stock".

And your sig ;)
'84 Mustang
'98 Explorer 5.0
'03 Focus, dropped a valve seat. yay. freakin' split port engines...
'06 Explorer EB 4.6

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #11 –
WELL...............that might have to be modified lol. Everyone here surely knows by now what powers it. But the secret remains here. To locals that will come in contact, they will react with SHOCK and AWE at....270 horsepower lol. But hey it's more than a buck over what it had!!
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #12 –
Do you need fuel rails? I have a set up here. Are you looking for non-pitted perfect ones? I think the ones I have are a little dirty but non rusted. Ill have to check em out

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #13 –
Definitely don't have to be perfect, I'd rather they not have rust all over them, but that could be dealt with using some of that chrome imitation paint and good adhesion prep. You can't even see half the  thing with the intake on LOL. Biggest thing is again, making sure inside is clean. I'd really rather not plug the injector filters.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Battery cables, fuel rails?

Reply #14 –
Ill take a look at mine tomorow. Theyve been off the car for almost a year now so I hope im not in the same boat you are. Hell theyre still hooked up to the rest of my prefect fuel lines.. Wouldnt ya know... I have them and no one needs them, go figure.