If the floor pans were replaced , Check and see if the battery cables were
burned
and are touching the bottom of the car. I drilled through mine and rivited it to
the floor, Couldn't see it from under the car and the battery kept going dead.
Carl E.
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> Hi,
> I own a 69mgcgt with a electrical problem. The car was stripped down,
> painted, engine brakes, suspension, and floor pans renewed. If I want to start
> it I have to attach an accessory ground from the battery to the back bolt
> holding the starter to the engine. My dash has no electricity. While cleaning
> wires under the dash with emery(don't get excited only the bullets) I heard a
> loud pop. I could find nothing burned. I find no chafed wires. If I remove a
> double green lead from the near side of the lower fuse, it doesn't blow.
> Meanwhile I'm the owner of a very sweet primrose CGT that can't pass
> inspection. I also own a 71bgt daily driver and a 74b freshly rebuilt where
> the electricity can't find the right side of the car(no horn, no r blinkers,
> no fuel gauge, no r headlight, drains the battery if left connected-come to
> think of it almost identical to the "C"). Does anybody have any suggestions?
> Others have suggested I sell but with the money invested and the fact that
> they're not right I'd lose my shirt. Thanks Phil (pcullit@aol.com)
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