[Tigers] Ground strap?

[Smit, Theo]

Hey Tim,
One note: I once had an engine ground strap come loose (non-Tiger, but
anyway...). It caused such a wide range of short term strange behavior and
longterm wiring issues, that I'd highly recommend hooking up a second ground
strap of a decent gauge; maybe on the passenger side, maybe elsewhere,
whatever fits with your desire for originality and functionality. If you use
an OEM style braided cable on each side of the transmission then I doubt that
any but the most picky concours inspector would notice, let alone dock you any
marks.

On the Tiger, if the main ground strap fails, then the only things that
provide ground between the engine and the chassis are the throttle linkage,
and the paired 16-gauge generator grounds. Those are not sufficient to support
either starting of the engine, or extended operation.

Cheers,
Theo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Webster [mailto:crabco at shaw.ca]
> Sent: October 11, 2011 3:00 PM
> To: Smit, Theo; sjhcobra1 at cs.com; tigers-bounces at autox.team.net;
> tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Tigers] Ground strap?
>
> Thanks to all. Got the original strap hooked up to the Alpine tranny
> bracket
> and the clutch slave on the driver's side and it looks right.
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Smit, Theo [mailto:Theo.Smit at dynastream.com]
> Sent: October-11-11 1:05 PM
> To: sjhcobra1 at cs.com; tigers-bounces at autox.team.net; Tim Webster;
> tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Tigers] Ground strap?
>
> The consensus seems to be driver's side. Either mine got switched
> somewhere
> along the way or I just had my sides mixed up due to the under-the-car
> viewpoint.
>
> Theo
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sjhcobra1 at cs.com [mailto:sjhcobra1 at cs.com]
> > Sent: October 11, 2011 2:03 PM
> > To: Smit, Theo; tigers-bounces at autox.team.net; Tim Webster;
> > tigers at autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Tigers] Ground strap?
> >
> > Mine are like Theo's but on the driver's side.
> >
> > Steve Halbrook
> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit at dynastream.com>
> > Sender: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net
> > Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:31:56
> > To: Tim Webster<crabco at shaw.ca>;
> > tigers at autox.team.net<tigers at autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Tigers] Ground strap?
> >
> > On mine, the strap ends were attached to the welded-in nut on the
> > Alpine
> > transmission crossmember bracket; and on the lower transmission to
> > bellhousing
> > bolt. I think both were on the passenger side though.
> >
> > Theo
> >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Just wondering what the correct fastening points are for the ground
> > > strap
> > > that connects the frame to the engine under the driver's floor pan?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> >
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