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Old 02-27-2004, 11:16 PM
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How do you all connect your Hawker/Genesis/Odyssey/SVR/etc batteries? Seems like most are 5 or 6 mm (look like bike batteries) and stock connector bolts are more like 3/8". I see you can get screw in posts which would work if I cut the ends off the stock cables and put post style connectors on, but I hate to do that. Another thought was to make an adapter to bolt the stock cable to that would then bolt to the battery. I can't find any brass, maybe aluminum would work. Ideas?
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mine came with bolts

I am revamping the entire system with ford relay and kill switch in the back. They are going to make me put it in next year anyways so I just move the battery to under the N2O Bottle in tha spare well

I should have pice in the next week or so
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Thunder sells an adapter that allows you to use the stock terminals.
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Originally Posted by WILWAXU
Thunder sells an adapter that allows you to use the stock terminals.
Thanks! That is just the ticket! It is, however, sickeningly obvious Just drill and tap the Hawker/etc GM posts 3/8-16
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I have a hawker battery and I removed the original screws from stock cables. Then ran hawker battery screws thru stock cable with two washers on inside and outside of cables and screwed into hawker battery with cable. Battery was layed on side in battery for this procedure.
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Originally Posted by Kent1
I have a hawker battery and I removed the original screws from stock cables. Then ran hawker battery screws thru stock cable with two washers on inside and outside of cables and screwed into hawker battery with cable. Battery was layed on side in battery for this procedure.
Even better. I wondered if that would work. This way you don't have to buy adapters.
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Yup.. that would work too. I went the adapter route because I swap my batterys for the track/street. With this setup I don't have to fool with changing th bolts each time.


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