I recently purchased a fiberglass dune buggy on a '63 Beetle frame/motor. One of the things I noticed when I purchased it was that it turned over very slow, and sometimes would not have enough juice to get it to fire. The first night I had it out, the lights were also very dim (almost to the point of not seeing them). So, I looked here on the newsgroup, and found a lot of suggestions saying to check the battery (which is newer and seems fine) and the trans to body ground strap. After snooping around under the buggy, I found the strap, and it was bolted to the trans, but the other end was just hanging free. Maybe the previous owner forgot to put it back on. Its a 6-volt generator system w/ 6-volt battery.
My questions are: without a metal body, where should I attach the other end of the trans to body ground strap? What would the difference be if I attached the strap to the frame? On this buggy the wiring looks pretty much like a stock beetle, with all the lights and all. So the ground strap should definitely be attached correct?
Please give me some suggestions if you had experiences with this. Thanks.
-- Steve G