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Old 02-03-2017, 08:27 PM   #1
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Ground Straps

Hello, first post in this forum. I'm restoring a 71K1500 and I need a little help. When I disassembled the truck to begin resto I failed to take notes or get a picture of where the ground straps attach. I'm sure the engine grounds to the frame and the cab, and the cab grounds to the frame. I have a new ground strap kit has 4 straps in it (2long,2short), but I can't remember where they attach.
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Old 02-03-2017, 09:16 PM   #2
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Re: Ground Straps

Welcome to the board. This link should help a bit. Search is your friend
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=422234

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Old 02-03-2017, 09:25 PM   #3
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Re: Ground Straps

Welcome to the forum, lots of great people here.
Can't help you much, this is what I got:
pic 1 - forward passenger frame rail to inner fender (fender removed)
pic 2 - under cab at front mount, passenger side
there's on on the bed also, don't have a pic
that's all I know
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Old 02-03-2017, 09:30 PM   #4
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Re: Ground Straps

Unless you're doing a perfect resto, what I did was to buy two kits and add extras. Ground problems are hard to track and since I was powdercoating everything I was extra-worried.

Unfortunately the kits you buy now aren't copper (maybe the Eckler's Corvette ones are, for example, but not LMC), they're stainless.
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Old 02-04-2017, 09:53 AM   #5
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Old 02-04-2017, 10:40 AM   #6
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Ground Strap Locations
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Old 02-04-2017, 02:42 PM   #7
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Re: Ground Straps

Thanks for all your help. Info even jogged my memory some.
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