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Title: Positive battery cable bracket painted?
Post by: 440ehigh on January 14, 2021, 02:38:18 PM
Have a basic question but should the positive battery cable routing bracket be painted the color of the car or left as pictured. Looking for factory correct. Was this bracket installed before it went to paint or after.
Title: Re: Positive battery cable bracket painted?
Post by: Floyd on January 14, 2021, 05:14:09 PM
I believe bare metal is correct.
Title: Re: Positive battery cable bracket painted?
Post by: anlauto on January 14, 2021, 06:13:26 PM
Never before paint, it would be a natural metal colour :alan2cents:
Title: Re: Positive battery cable bracket painted?
Post by: 440ehigh on January 15, 2021, 06:28:58 AM
Ok thanks guys it's what I figured I just wanted to double check. My original one is painted thought they just left it on when they restored it so that's why it had the paint but a tab broke off so need to replace it. Will leave the new one as natural metal.
Title: Re: Positive battery cable bracket painted?
Post by: Floyd on January 15, 2021, 06:32:40 AM
I just bought one of the repros from Hoover (rob1426 on eBay).  It's a nice reproduction.
Title: Re: Positive battery cable bracket painted?
Post by: headejm on January 15, 2021, 09:25:26 AM
@440ehigh (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/440ehigh_9110) Where is that bracket mounted? Which E-body model? What year?
Title: Re: Positive battery cable bracket painted?
Post by: Floyd on January 15, 2021, 09:58:29 AM
It's on the d/s frame rail just forward of where the clutch pivot bracket is welded to the frame.  I would imagine all 70-74 had it but only have experience with 70-71.
Title: Re: Positive battery cable bracket painted?
Post by: anlauto on January 15, 2021, 10:00:38 AM
Yup..all years 70-74 :bigthumb:
Title: Re: Positive battery cable bracket painted?
Post by: 440ehigh on January 15, 2021, 11:49:44 AM
@headejm (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/headejm_14) it is where Floyd said and it's a 71 Cuda.