Dave, start with attaching the cable to the battery post. The "near-midpoint
connection tab" then is attached to the lower (or upper) eye bolt, lastly
the end connection tab is attached to the fire wall. The bell housing is not
used as a grounding point. Steve Kirsis
----- Original Message -----
From: <forzion@maine.rr.com>
To: "Steve Kirsis" <sakirsis@consolidated.net>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [6pack] Floating ground
> Steve;
>
> Darcy's posting seemed clear enough -- a battery cable (P/N T56???)
> that has a near-midpoint connection tab for inclusion of the chassis to
> be grounded at the firewall, as the cable proceeds to ground from the
> negative battery post. Your statements do not include a mention of the
> battery at all, rather merely the lifting bolt and the firewall. The
> confusion (perhaps only on my part), continues because the ALL of the
> specific attachment points don't get mentioned in one e-mail(for
> example, Darcy already has three attachment points specified for his
> new cable. You (and Vance) have 'added' the lifting eye bolt). Is the
> lifting eye a fourth connection point?
>
> Dave Friedlander
> '74-Six
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Kirsis <sakirsis@consolidated.net>
> Date: Friday, January 25, 2008 9:55 am
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Floating ground
> To: "Hunter, Darcy" <Darcy_Hunter@Instron.com>
> Cc: '6pack' <6pack@autox.team.net>
>
>> This is a subject that was bounced around quite a bit just a litle
>> while
>> ago. After listening to many variations of how the negative
>> attaches it was
>> Vance who I think has the right order. I experimented with all the
>> "right
>> way to do it" suggestions and came to the conclusion that, using
>> the cable
>> supplied by both Moss and TRF, the first stop is the lifting eye
>> bolt and
>> then the cable ends at the firewall. The fasteners are attached to
>> the cable
>> so that in this series there is no twisting of the cable and the
>> fastners
>> lie naturally on both the block and firewall and no excess cable
>> between any
>> connection. Steve Kirsis '70 Damson, '75 Pimento. Thanks Vance (I
>> think)----- Original Message -----
>
>
>> > Just an update on obtaining the proper TR6 ground
>> >
>> > Received part #T56 from TRF and it looks good. It is a bare
>> braided 22"
>> > long. 14 inches from the terminal connector is a metal
>> connector that is
>> > clamped around the braided cable which is where you would bolt
>> through to
>> > attach to the firewall before going on to the engine. I was at
>> Brits Bits
>> > earlier this week and saw 2 TR6s, one had the correct cable, the
>> other was
>> > missing the correct cable and incorrectly grounded like mine. I
>> suspect
>> > there will be an issue with dirt getting imbedded in the cable
>> but I do
>> > plan on spraying on some type of anti-corrosive. Cable cost
>> about $27.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Darcy Hunter
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