70Duster340
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I see most OEM ground straps are made from braided metal. Why is this? Can a ground strap be made from insulated stranded wire?
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The would have been correct. It shows in the assembly drawings for 67-69, all cars, all engines, with slight variations on where it gets attached to the firewall.Now back on topic, my 67 cuda came with a black insulated 12 gage wire with ring terminals at both ends as a ground.
I agree braided is best. I like nutserts as well. I installed 2 to mount my stock Ignition box for grounding purposes as well.I plan on using a steel riv nut or nutsert on the firewall for a 10/32 stainless screw and the braded cable.
I had a GM something ( lumina maybe? I forget ) here once with strange electrical problem that turned out to be ignition switch. Anyway,,, It was previously a police cruiser. It had those braided ground straps on every hinged body part, hood, deck lid, everywhere I looked. I'm guessing tasers versus electronics was the reason for.