Un-hacking a hackjob: Grounds

Another MkIII

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In the process of swapping my motor and piecing together the hackjob heap I purchased, I have 3 grounds that I need help figuring out where they go.

The first one is the negative battery lead (not the end that attaches to the battery for all you smartasses out there, lol)
Second is the grounds for the engine harness
Third there is one ground strap in the back left corner of the engine bay.

Some of it wasn't hooked up when I bought it, and some was knocked off when the engine blew up, so any help would be appreciated.
-AM3
 

Another MkIII

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Who;1360344 said:

It would be helpful if I could zoom in and it gave some description. Thanks anyways. There are 5 wires on the engine harness, with little eye hooks, and it looks like they bolt to the intake manifold. The ground strap coming from the harness looks like it bolts to the engine block to trans bracket, and I'm still unsure of the negative cable of the battery. If I had to guess I would say it looks like the stud coming out of the engine block where the motor mount is. Also, does anyone know where the bracket for the clutch line gets bolted on? its the bracket between the flexible hose and the solid line. Mine was just hanging when I go the car. Thanks.
-AM3
 

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Another MkIII;1360369 said:
It would be helpful if I could zoom in and it gave some description. Thanks anyways. There are 5 wires on the engine harness, with little eye hooks, and it looks like they bolt to the intake manifold. The ground strap coming from the harness looks like it bolts to the engine block to trans bracket, and I'm still unsure of the negative cable of the battery. If I had to guess I would say it looks like the stud coming out of the engine block where the motor mount is. Also, does anyone know where the bracket for the clutch line gets bolted on? its the bracket between the flexible hose and the solid line. Mine was just hanging when I go the car. Thanks.
-AM3

You are correct on all of them .
The bunched ground connects to the the intake manifold on one of the studs joining the lower intake to the upper.

The strap is from engine to tranny and there is another one near the heater valve, that connects from the head to the firewall.

The negative wire for the battery does near the motor mount. and the smaller gauge near the terminal mounts on the inner fender wall.

Clutch line bracket mounts on the tranny bell housing bolt below the one that bolts down the starter... you should see an imprint on the bellhousing
 

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suprastanger507mgte;1360372 said:
You are correct on all of them .
The bunched ground connects to the the intake manifold on one of the studs joining the lower intake to the upper.

The strap is from engine to tranny and there is another one near the heater valve, that connects from the head to the firewall.

The negative wire for the battery does near the motor mount. and the smaller gauge near the terminal mounts on the inner fender wall.

Clutch line bracket mounts on the tranny bell housing bolt below the one that bolts down the starter... you should see an imprint on the bellhousing
Thanks for the help. I got about 2 hours of odds and ends to make this thing finally run, so hopefully today is the day.
-AM3