Battery lead too short for high-torque starter?

[CVDH]

I'm helping a buddy rebuild an '80 SC, and I'm coming in at the 11th hour to help tie up loose ends (of which there are quite a few) and tie a bow on this thing. The latest head-scratcher is this. A high-torque starter was installed, and wired up, with the exception of the battery lead. I can see why - it doesn't quite reach, even after I un-bundle it from the body. From the look of things, the solenoid and starter motor are "swapped" from their usual position on the stock starter. Has anyone else dealt with this? What was your remedy? Sorry for the blurry photo, but I hope it gets across what I'm trying to explain, here.

[Mark Salvetti]

The starters can be rotated to clear the heater ducting - not sure if that is enough adjustment for you, but the solenoid can definitely be moved to another position. See this thread: high torque starter install

You'll also need a two-into-one spade terminal adapter.

Mark

[porschedude996]

^^^ This, my bet is you could remove four screws and rotate.

[88911coupe]

Ran into this with my '88. In my case no amount of adjustment would get it to work. Finally just went to Oreillys and got a short battery cable exension and problem solved. However there was a glitch with the first extension that had break in it and it would lose continuity randomly. 2nd cable fixed it and no issues since.