FWIW -
The "cable" referred to (in this thread) is installed on later model 1500's
and I *believe* is for (crash) restraint purposes. It is about a 3/16-1/4
inch dia steel braided cable with steel swaged on threaded ends. It runs
parallel to the frame, and attaches (feeds through) at one end, to a
bracket that bolts to the frame on one side utilizing the same holes that
the rear transmission mounting crossmember uses. The other end feeds
through a lower bellhousing/backplate hole. As I said I believe this is to
*restrain* the engine tranny in the event that the rubber mounts are
damaged or torn. The cable would at least keep the engine/transmission
from flying about so to speak. The PROPER electrical connection is a large
braided copper/tin plate affaire that attaches to one of the upper
bellhousing bolts at one end, and a bolt on the battery box that also fixes
the neg battery terminal - Don't confuse the restraint cable with the
ground strap. Although it would likely work as such, it wasn't designed
with that in mind -
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
72 PI, V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (long term project)
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