Where does one go to get 1/0 battery cable fab'd in a custom length? Looking to relocate my battery to the trunk and can't find cable for my life!

I find 20'/25' fine. Who needs 20'?? It's not a motor home. I'm looking for two pieces at about 14'/15' each. NAPA wants me to buy the 25' roll for $110 + the fittings. Any ideas?

An electrical supply house or a welding supply store. You will have to add your own fittings. Or you can go to Summit http://www.summitracing.com/search/Department/Ignitions-Electrical/Part-Type/Battery-Relocation-Kits/?Ns=Rank%7cAsc

Try the local farm store. Most of them make custom battery cables.

Try the local farm store

Don't find many of those in So.Cal.
I used 34,500 volt grounding cable (clear, multistrand copper..looks like giant Monster Cable speaker wire) from work (LADWP) Copper lugs from there too!

A second vote for welding supply shop.

Most marine supply stores sell cable by the foot and lugs to go with them.

Try the local farm store.

The "farm store"?? Seriously, that's very funny.

Actually not THAT far off. Riverside Co., and San Bernadino Co. to the east are heavy in farmland and here in Orange County, heck, just 30 years ago this place was 1/2 farms! But alas, today, we're prime beachfront resort terroitory but still ....Huntington Beach, CA is THE hot rod capital of the world and we're very proud of that.

Back in the pre-war days and just after, the main roads today, which were the roads dividing the citrus orchards (read "Orange" County) are where the first whipper-snappers (known today as Old-Timers) hot rodded their junkyard, flathead Fords and terrorized the coppers...kids in those days were nuts!:noway:

Anyhow, to this day, a sunny weekend morning is hot rod paradise in these parts. Between the bikinis and the cars a person can get distracted and cause an accident!:thumbsup:

Most marine supply stores sell cable by the foot and lugs to go with them.

Marine supply! Good lead. Speaking of which, would the marine cable (i.e. tinned copper) be a good application for a general street car? Thanks for the tip!

Marine supply! Good lead. Speaking of which, would the marine cable (i.e. tinned copper) be a good application for a general street car? Thanks for the tip!

Yes, actual marine/CG rated wire/cable is much higher quality than what you buy from auto parts stores. It's all I use.

http://www.marinco.com/brand/ancor

http://www.marinco.com/product/1-40-awg-battery-cable

I haven't purchased from this fellow in at least five years. He does make custom cables with what ever connectors and battery lugs for your wire dia. I don't know if he is still in business.

Says his site has been down untill he filled all of the back orders. I believe he is now taking orders.

http://custombatterycables.com/

Us Mail
Custom Battery Cables
P.O. Box 6711
Apache Junction Az 85278

Order what you need from here and make em yourself.

http://www.innovativewiring.com/PartsPage2/BatteryCablePage.htm

Be careful of welding cable. The insulation on the stuff I have is terrible; it WILL NOT tolerate cold weather. Insulation cracks and falls off in pieces. Very scary.

Order what you need from here and make em yourself.

http://www.innovativewiring.com/PartsPage2/BatteryCablePage.htm


Not sure if that's very practical. I don't have an industrial crimper to crimp 1/0 cable and I don't have soldering abilities. Both of which are required to make heavy cables. But, I could buy the parts and ask a weld shop to finish them off. That's an option.

My wife who used to work for a robotic welding company made cables for several of our family projects.

They use a very flexible multi strand 0/0 cable which has worked great.

I'd recommend a welding shop if you can't find anything else.

Jim

I used 1/0 welding cable on a V8 S-10 Blazer I did a Loooong time ago and I never had any problems with the insulation (cold here in Michigan) and it's super flexible. I bought two lugs while I was there and took a torch, Melted some solder in it (clamped in a vise with the hole to the top) and pushed the stripped wire into it - Done like dinner.

LK

Check out QuickCable (http://www.quickcable.com/products.php). I made a 1/0 high temp starter cable with their solder-puck MagnaLugs. Everything from one vendor.

i have welding cable ready for my relocation project..

I have 2/0 welding cable from the local Airco Welding supply. They also sell lugs you can crimp on with nothing more than a hammer. They have a rectangular stud sticking out that is hit with the hammer. Mine are over 10 years old with no problems, I ran one to the starter and the ground to the bottom of my bellhousing/scattershield.

I used 1/0 welding cable and soldered these on:

http://www.wiringproducts.com/shop/contents/en-us/d252.html


(http://order.waytekwire.com/products2/M37/360/150/400/1/1/0%20Battery%20Cable%20-%20SGT/SGT%20Battery%20Cable%20SAE%20J1127/Wire%20And%20Cable/)

20 ft is not a bad number. With all of the bends and then a ground cable, you will be pretty close to using all of it.

Some stereo shops have the cable. Crutchfield sells 1/0: http://www.crutchfield.com/g_718/Power-Ground-Cable.html?tp=578
Just another option.

i wish i would of had about two more foot on mine could have routed it alot better!