Grounding studs on bell housing

[MalibuMike]

I pulled my engine and put on a new bell housing. The two grounding studs were in bad shape and so were the nuts holding the wires. I found studs at the hardware store but they are black oxide and wanted to make sure those are ok to use. Also, I use stainless nuts but didnt use the star washers so I may need to redo. Do I need to change anything out? Here is pic of the area Im working on. In the pic, the nuts dont look like stainless. They almost look like brass!

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... That'll work,....

 

[Scott Danforth]

I would simply rattle can some paint over the connection when you are done or rattle can some marine electrical varnish over the connection.

 

[MalibuMike]

Ayuh,..... That'll work,....

Thanks....just to clarify, the picture is not what I have, just a stock photo of what it looks like from the factory! I got a new test light to poke around and make sure the grounds are good!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Use 150 grit to get to shiny metal to get a good ground