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Re: Ground strap locations
Board member/vendor VH Coachworks sells a professional quality ground strap kit that is second to none and its not very expensive. There is also instructions on where to place the ground straps. I have one of those kits and wil be installing it very soon.
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Re: Ground strap locations
Can anyone with a step side tell me where the oem ground strap goes on the bed? I already landed one end on the frame using the location shown at the first of this thread. I suppose the other end goes to a crossmember (i have a step side with wood bed and the floor and cross members are not yet installed)
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Re: Ground strap locations
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I am going to bump this back to the top and add a picture of the instrument cluster ground clip location. LockDoc
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Re: Ground strap locations
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Re: Ground strap locations
I bought 2 kits because I had done a lot of powdercoating and wanted to be doubly sure about grounds.
For cosmetic restoration purposes, I used laquer thinner and a bead blaster to "restore" my copper originals. I wonder if the Corvette shops sell the original copper style still? No aluminum strap is going to impress an NCRS judge...
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Re: Ground strap locations
[QUOTE=davepl;7390010]I bought 2 kits because I had done a lot of powdercoating and wanted to be doubly sure about grounds.
For cosmetic restoration purposes, I used laquer thinner and a bead blaster to "restore" my orignals. I did the same cleans them up nice. I also grabbed a few of various sizes from the jy. After cleaning then all I clear coated the strands in hoping they keep there color. Guys don't forget the proper ground washers are important. Lock doc good call on that ground most forget it. Mine clips too the choke cable. Also the ground on the heater blower motor.
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Re: Ground strap locations
There's no need to run grounds larger than the low current feed from the battery and alternator. The big cables bolted to the battery carry the large starter current.
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Re: Ground strap locations
Proper grounding through out the body to frame to engine redirects static electricity discharge so it doesn't destroy wheel bearings. Discharge straps to earth ground in the wrong place can kill wheel bearings as well.
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Re: Ground strap locations
Any other thoughts on grounding a stepside bed?
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Re: Ground strap locations
One of the perimeter bed bolts, header panel bolts, or rear cross sill bolts should work fine unless there is rust between all of the panels.
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Re: Ground strap locations
All fresh painted panels. With clean bolt holes. But no metal to metal between the panels. Thinking of a ground strap between the rear cross member and the frame. Then maybe adding wires between the taillight brackets and the frame
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Re: Ground strap locations
On my fleetside, is it recommended to ground to one of the box cross sills? I didn't really think about that too much when I applied all the POR-15 to them. Might make for an interesting scrape job to get to bare metal on one.
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Re: Ground strap locations
as if too manny isnt enough, you should also ground the distributor to the intake manifold and to the fire wall. if you have aluminum heads, ground them to the intake as well and to the block. Dont rely on head bolts to do it.
this is important enough but if you have a large electronic load, its even more important. Oh and just for the record.... bonding straps complete the circuit, ground straps discharge static electricity. |
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Re: Ground strap locations
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Re: Ground strap locations
I checked my circuits and found out I had a bad bulb. Replaced them all and did some checking and just ground the rear bed brace to the frame and we are off and running.
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Re: Ground strap locations
Why use a braided strap vs a wire? I installed a wire tonight for a test and it worked. I was going to swap it out for a braided strap but I ask why? This is between the rear bed cross member and the frame for the tail lights
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Re: Ground strap locations
Braided wire is more flexible and your box is mounted on thin rubber washers. You need to ground the box, I would do both sides of the box.
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Re: Ground strap locations
Good information here. Thank you.........Turns out mine was missing the strap for the bed rail. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the hole for this in the frame is approx. 13" from the end of the frame.
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Re: Ground strap locations
If flexible is the only reason then I am going to stick with the wire. Why change it?
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Re: Ground strap locations
Were all of the boxes mounted on rubber washes? Can this be confirmed by anyone? I've seen the pads in maybe one online source. I didn't put them under my bed, maybe I should have.
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Re: Ground strap locations
I have them installed on my stepside. I think I got them from Classic Parts of America
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Re: Ground strap locations
Working for a phone company definitely has its perks. They have a multitude of different grounding materials. I'm going to upgrade my grounds to this half inch strap. I can cut to necessary lengths.
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Re: Ground strap locations
Great Idea! I am going to pay more attention to grounding before I go chasing anymore of the gremlins that live im my electrical system.
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Re: Ground strap locations
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For example, newer vehicles don't rely on a tail light's housing to provide a ground. A ground wire comes out of the housing and is grounded at another location. If GM had done that back in the 60's we probably wouldn't be having this discussion now. ![]()
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Re: Ground strap locations
Exactly.
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