Big 3 Upgrade: Can I ground at Power Steering Bracket?

[nyg052003]

Looking all around my car, 95 Mustang GT, the easiest spot that I found after looking all over and under real good is the power steering bracket. There are 2-3 bolts that secure it to the engine and there are 2 that I can get to. One I know for sure looks like it goes into the head and the other may or may not go into the head or might go directly into the engine. I wanting to use the 2nd bolt which may go into the head or may not but I'm thinking even if it's still an engine ground....

thoughts...................................

on edit, there is a spot on the other side where there is a ground that appears to be connected to a motor mount. Might be a firewall to engine ground I guess.

I will do a run from Neg batt terminal to chasis also which will be a very short run as there is a spot right close to the neg battery terminal

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[BEEKAY]

Ground it to the alternator bracket.

 

[nyg052003]

Ground it to the alternator bracket.

I have to double check and see if I can get to those bolts easily

 

[nyg052003]

I probably can get to one of the bolts fairly decent. Also can put a nut on the long bolt that secures the alternator on to the bracket and attach it there. That would be the easiest thing to do but would that suffice as a ground? The alt bracket is aluminum too by the way and I painted it last year

 

[nyg052003]

Found a nice threaded hole on the block itself and just had to find a bolt for it.

Got her nice and snugged down......

left to do is the short run from batt terminal to chasis then got to run Hot to Alt, Hot from fuse to Posi distribution fuse holder, and from there to the Batt terminal.

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Alternator case would be the best spot to ground, but the engine block should be fine. Just make sure it's clean, so there is plenty of metal to metal contact

 

[nyg052003]

Alternator case would be the best spot to ground, but the engine block should be fine. Just make sure it's clean, so there is plenty of metal to metal contact

alt case as the Alt itself?

yeah it was surely bare metal, no glob or anything. Just rust coloration but bare and besides it was at the base of the block and the bolt meshed perfect in that spot.

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

alt case as the Alt itself?
yeah it was surely bare metal, no glob or anything. Just rust coloration but bare and besides it was at the base of the block and the bolt meshed perfect in that spot.

Yes, alt case. I have wire grounded there.

You should be fine. My engine has oil all over it, so that's what I meant by clean. I had to clean areas to ground

 

[nyg052003]

Yes, alt case. I have wire grounded there.
You should be fine. My engine has oil all over it, so that's what I meant by clean. I had to clean areas to ground

yeah I can see where oil itself might cause a problem but just oil residue I would think you woulda been fine

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

yeah I can see where oil itself might cause a problem but just oil residue I would think you woulda been fine

I'd rather be safe than sorry. Wasn't hard to use some solvent and a file

 

[nyg052003]

I'd rather be safe than sorry. Wasn't hard to use some solvent and a file

gotcha. I'm about to start another thread on some settings for my amps ( when they get here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif...........

gotta call crescendo today. I ordered back on april 28

check out that thread and reply //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Might put in the Gen discussion section. My thing on replying here with a new topic it won't allow others who would probably reply to reply as if they didnt have an opinion on this topic they won't look again to reply to new questions //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

ok