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The positive side of the battery is connected to the starter solenoid which is just a high current relay for the starter. It is also connected to the hot all the time bus which is a wire of the same starter solenoid that feeds the fusebox.

Negative side of battery is connected to the metal chassis of the auto and/or the engine block. Negative side is also called ground. This technique saves on usage of wire. The autos metal frame is literally used as one big black wire to give all electrical loads in the auto a close point to get to ground.

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