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    Default Concours Correct screw for 79 Mustang Negative Battery Cable

    I found this NOS Negative Battery Cable. Notice the middle tab, it attaches to the inner fender.



    A few weeks ago I asked who knew what the screw that attached the middle of the Negative cable to the inner fender.

    This is from Sandy's 76 Mile Pace Car



    I looked all over to find this screw. None of the Ford illustrations from the parts books clearly showed the screw.

    So I called Matt from NPD. Matt went out and looked at their Pace Car and gave me this picture.



    He then looked at the other two 79 Mustangs and they were all the same screw.

    Matt figured out it is the same Zinc Dichromate screw that holds the voltage regulator.



    So today I tried it out and he was correct. I have to give Matt and NPD credit. They took the time out of their day to look for me when no one else could help.

    I appreciate that and now the Fox Mustang hobby is better.

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    Nice write up David. Interesting detail.
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    Matt Laszaic is a very cool guy...and a TOP NOTCH person when it comes to NPD and the Gen 2-3 Mustangs
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    That's awesome customer service.

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    Just like JA Cook said to fgross. Proper earth ground, hard to explain, easy to see. PTL!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 79mustangcobra View Post
    I found this NOS Negative Battery Cable. Notice the middle tab, it attaches to the inner fender.

    That is a correct one without the tab and round! I bought an NOS D9 one for my 82 and it had the tab.

    I never would have thought of the screw being cadmium coated. For the record there are two different lengths for these 79 ones depending on engine IIRC. I put my NOS one on the 2.8. I cut the tab off and rounded it myself. Here were my two together.

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    I guess this was more about the screw but now I need to get a set or two. Thanks David!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 82GTforME View Post
    That is a correct one without the tab and round! I bought an NOS D9 one for my 82 and it had the tab.

    I never would have thought of the screw being cadmium coated. For the record there are two different lengths for these 79 ones depending on engine IIRC. I put my NOS one on the 2.8. I cut the tab off and rounded it myself. Here were my two together.

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    I guess this was more about the screw but now I need to get a set or two. Thanks David!
    Darran, you do bring up a good point. I only looked at V8, and Turbo-4 Motor cars.

    The one with Sandy's car is a V8 car.

    Matt's at NPD is a Turbo-4 Car.

    So the Straight Six, and V6 could be different. Good catch

    Can you show a picture of the Negative cable on your car?

    Thanks!
    Last edited by 79mustangcobra; 04-26-2017 at 10:35 AM.
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    Stock never goes out of style
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    Proverbs 3:5-6



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