Happy Holidays to all. Just bought an Optima 34/78 to install in my 1995 993 tip after hopefuly curing all the electrical woes. No problem with the technical installation of the battery, fit well with the supplied clamps, although with the positive terminal foward and the neg. back near the ground cable the terminals arec outboard and a little less accessible. No problem...untill I tried to attache the positive cable! The terminals are too far into the battery , so the angled clamp can't be attached. Either I have to bend the clamp flat or cut all 4 wires that go into the clamp and attach to new clamp or find some sort of extension which I have been unable to locate

Any ideas or help. Thanks. The sooner the better because right now I have a beautiful green paperweight sitting on my drive until I can reattach the battery!

 

IIRC, the correct Optima battery for a 993 is a 75/35.

 

Thanks, if I get that battery will the original angled clamp fit with no problem?

 

Yes

 

75/35 agreed is right one. i have a few 993s and bot all new batteries recently for them. the 75/35 fit no hastles at all. the one you bot i tried and had to return. same problem. i got mine at sears; they didnt have too many so i had to scoot around. good luck.

 

I used one of those brass battery shutoff adapters with the green **** (about $10 from Eastwood) which made it possible to use the factory positive cable.

 

Which is the better color top for a daily driver?

 

Red top. Costco has good pricing on it.

 

Thanks for the help. Tried the brass battery shut off, bot the angle on the 993 positive cable still got in the way. How'd you do it? Otherwise I'll try to exchange the 34/78 for a 25, 35, 0r 75/35.

 

fit in there no problem..got it on the internet no shipping cost .came in two days..$120..the 75/35 and 75/25 are the same

 

where did you get it online? 120 is a good price, about 30 less than sears and no tax i assume. sears irks me.

 

Endo..

Please let us know where you ordered it online for $120... is that include delivery charge? TIA

 

I guess I fit the wrong battery...I just reefed on the positive connector and got it to fit.....maybe I was just lucky!

Cheers,

Mike

 

Mike, what did you do to get it to fit the more inboard location of the 34/78 terminals?
Thanks

 

Here's the Eastwood shutoff switch installed on my "big" Optima red top.