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Old 11-15-2015, 01:22 PM
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Default Re: Gramma's Car: the new project!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Those GM cars with cable operated console shifters had a nasty habit of arc welding through the shifter cables and starting fires if the engine/trans weren't sufficiently grounded to the body &amp; frame--seen numerous 2nd Gen F bodies suffer that malady. It looks like Pontiac resolved the issue in their typical overkill fashion. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]</div></div>

Yep -- you are so wise ... I have seen this issue right after a engine swap. Famous last words: &quot;we don't need this ugly, dirty ground strap&quot; ... TAZ
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