What a ride!

It is awesome having a manual trans in the car.  No regrets at all!
The car drives so nice too.

I have been having some staring issues lately, once warmed up its very slow to crank and sometimes is dead. Requires a boost.

The batter was testing at 12v but it is 5 years old. And upon investigation the battery cables were not too good either.

So I figured, if Im going to get a new battery I might as well get new correct cables.

The car had side bolt in type and it should have top post.

 Here's what I took off.  A 44 year old, cracking, brittle cable.

I sent the plastic block to American Autowire.  They ran the new cable though and added the terminals.

Getting the plastic block back in the metal bracket and bolted back on was a chore! Took me an hour for that one cable.  If you don't know what plastic block I'm talking about here's a shot from the service manual.

 The cables are really nice, there was no charge for running it though my plastic block. And turn around time was fast! They only had it a day before sending back.

Nice right!  Correct spring type cables!

I also added my remote cut off too, I have a remote on my keys that cuts power to the car. Just helps me sleep better at night. The small red wire on the positive terminal is the constant power for the radio.

On first start I was surprised how fast the motor turned over. Guess Ive needed a battery for a while. It sounded modern, like a newer car.