Relocating ground strap

[sailchef]

I need to move the battery ground strap on my 911SC. Rust and corrosion have gotten the best of the ground connection point and until I get into some major body work I am going to relocate the ground strap to prevent being stranded. I drive the car quite a bit especially during the cold months, less traffic here and it runs much better with colder dense air. I plan on picking a good rust free bolt going into the body/frame close enough for strap to reach battery. My question to the forum is this, are there any other issues I need to think about.

The groung is currently holding on by a sliver of metal


The battery tray itself doesnt have any problems


Thanks in advance.

[Fritz Peyerl]

relocating the ground strap is no problem. Make sure you have a direct ground , not one via the fender or other attached components. Use a large star washer on both sides of the sheet metal. That way the washers bit into the metal and give good contact.

[DW SD]

No problem. I welded my new one on Just used a simple metric bolt. pick your favorite spot, clean to bare metal and weld away. Bolting will work, too.

Doug

[Joe Bob]

You should still get in there and clean that rust up and coat it with something....

[sailchef]

Originally Posted by mikez

You should still get in there and clean that rust up and coat it with something....

If I were to wire brush and otherwise remove as much rust as possible and then coat it with POR15 do you think it would slow down the rust until I could get to cutting and replacing sheet metal?
I plan on trying to do the work myself.