66 Valiant Electrical Issue?

Okay, well, was driving to work this morning and the Valiant did the same thing then went capoot! Completely died.

Here's was became of the fusible link at the starter relay:

I pulled the instrument panel out on the side of the road with the small tool set I carry and you can see how hot the alt gauge wires were getting.

I wonder if the alt gauge took a crap?? Would that be why the fusible link popped?

After I unhooked the inst cluster, I hooked the battery back up and touched the bare fusible link wires together and it didn't spark. It would spark before I unplugged the cluster.

Getting ready to go through the harness now :banghead: