I thought I found the answer….but no

What do you mean?
Simply make a wire to fit one of the fields and bolt it to anything metallic. I used to bolt it to the inner fender to make sure it was a good ground and had a short wire, but you could bolt it to where the ground strap is on the firewall or anywhere else you can find a good ground. Had to do that when I used a 69 dual field alternator on a 68 Dart...