The Crusty Cuda: Whole lotta Shakin' (N96) Goin' on!

[njsteve]

Can't get more Day Two accurate that this. 1973 would have been around the time the original assembly line battery went kaput.

BTW, I have an entire 100 miles on the car as of today!

[Xplantdad]

Awesome stuff, Steve!

[CTBob]

Hey! Yay! The site’s back up! Woo-Hoo! (’Tis a “site” for sore eyes!) Now I can express my enthusiasm for cool, NOS, period-correct Dry Charged MoPar service battery; over what had, originally, been dismay, re: destruction of rare, authentic, production-line repro battery as the result of being poorly (read: not at all) packed by negligent sender, and, mishandled by carrier.

For those who would enjoy knowing what Chrysler Corp. service batteries of the era looked like, as well as what part numbers they carried, here are 5 pages of the 8-page Chrysler Parts battery catalog; December 1970 printing. (The 3 pages which I’ve omitted are non-CP logo batteries, as well as other-manufacturer (i.e. domestic: GM/Ford/Checker/Rambler/Studebaker+ & imported: Fiat/Jaguar/MG/Sunbeam/Triumph+) applications for the batteries listed. In addition to the aforementioned, there are listed applications for items as diverse as farm equipment, outboard motors, and, golf carts.) The catalog, further, includes activation & testing information. I thought that, perhaps, it may prove of interest.

[njsteve]

Thanks Bob. It's interesting that the factory replacement battery immediately went to a three vent cap in 1970 instead of the assembly line individual red/yellow/green screw-in caps.

[CTBob]

Hey, Steve! Nice find!

To address your inquiry, it's called a "multi-pin connector." (It appears to be way too big to be a DIN connector, which is a kind of multi-pin connector, an example of which is the connecting cable on the Chrysler cassette player/recorder, circa '71, as was in your hemicuda convertible.)

As far as sources are concerned, perhaps try contacting Parts Express, as they may be a source for what you need, or, if not, be able to provide a helpful suggestion. https://www.parts-express.com

My only other thought, if the above is not viable, is to search for a complete non-working unit which you may be able to acquire on-the-cheap, simply for it's parts. (I hope that this helps.)

[njsteve]

So the Sanyo arrived and I did a quick swap in to see if it all works. The AM/FM sounded great but the cassette wouldn't load properly and when it did you could hear a motor whining inside but no tape movement. So the belt is probably gone after almost 50 years. I have it packaged up to go out tomorrow to a guy out in California who specializes in refurbishing old car stereos. So stay tuned! (pun fully intended).

[Igosplut]

I might have one of those connectors. They made universal one's that you could change the pin pattern on also. I'll look today.

[Igosplut]

I did find one. Five prong

[njsteve]

That might work. The female portion has 9 ports but you only need four or five of the wires if you are using just front and rear speakers split instead of 4 speaker split.

Got a photo?

[njsteve]

It's 4/30/2021, the 51st birthday of the Cuda, born on 4/30/1970. Happy Birthday Old Gal!!!