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FROM A DAYTONA

ANOTHER DAYTONA

(with all of these recent photos, maybe the accepted "norm" isn't really the "norm", someone is going to need to put up more photos of partial painted original negative cables to counter the number of fully painted cable photos posted to re-set the "norm" standard back to where it's been. Still like to know who set that standard or how it got to be the "norm".........remember this is constructive and not NEGATIVE (pun intended) )

MikeR

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Well I'm glad you were the one to mention this, had I mentioned it some folks would be jumping on me or saying I was still that I got a point deduction. But you do make a very good point and it is a POSITIVE point!

another from an A12

but i think the point is clear now, so this is the last pic ill post

your welcome

moparts is great for sharing and learning!

ps
check out the data tag paint or lack there of

Just received the current issue of Mopar Action magazine and they have featured two survivor cars that have the original negative battery cables painted almost 100%. One is the '67 Hemi Belvedere on page 12 and the other is the '71 Dodge Charger on page 54. Just some additional documentation for those that are interested.

The battery cables must be quite the point of interest these days. Here is Tony and Richard Ehrenberg checking out Dave's Challenger battery cable. The next photo is Dave with Steven Juliano, checking out the Diamante battery cable.

Well it will be interesting to see what the judges do next year at the Nats if someone shows up with their cable painted all the way up to the terminal. Be sure to take plenty of survivor pictures with you if yours is painted all the way up.

John, my personal opinion from seeing all of these examples, and painting an engine or two and while doing so taking extra care to only paint part of the negative battery cable that the accepted norm of partially painted is not completely correct. It takes a lot more effort to only paint part of the cable then it does to paint it completely. As far as taping or masking the cable clamp end you could almost get away with placing a rolled up piece of paper about the size of a post-it note inside of the terminal hole and keep enough paint off of it to make good contact. I'd still like to know when it was determined that only part of the negative ground cable was painted when it is way more difficult to do it that way.

I would hope from now on it can be either or and for sure fully painted negative battery cables did happen and to me this seems more the norm if you have ever painted an engine.......especially being paid by the hour at union scale

Some are forgetting that your '69 road runner alone had at the least 82,000+, yes EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND PLUS 383 big block engines painted with a negative battery cable hanging in the way of getting paint of them. Do you really think they taped or masked the cables so they only got paint on part of the cable


MikeR

Mike: I agree with you 100%. However, how does one know how the judging team will respond if they have been told that partially painted cables are the ONLY correct way. I personally think the judges should accept either as the "accepted norm" as it has been proven that they came both ways. And again, was there a "Specific Specification" from the factory? Probably not.

I hope the judging criteria will change next year to reflect the acceptance of the variations from the 60's and 70's so the participants have an opportunity of presenting their cars as they came from the factory, with variations. I think this can happen if they have judges that are truely experienced with MOPARS and not just a general knowledge of some classic cars.

Notice the paint that is missing in the middle of the cable and notice the paint on the manifold

Manifold paint

Same manifold