64 Dart 270 Rewire Questions

I've put it off for a while, but my 64 Dart is in desperate need of rewiring. The fuseblock is mostly melted with only one fuse in it. The previous owner had someone do something to the wiring, in which they bypassed the fuseblock for the most part, shoddily spliced and taped wires together, etc.

Recently, my turn signals went out. Only my left one would blink, the other would come on and stay on. While in my local Advance Auto Parts, I had them look up a flasher that would fit, and I popped it in. Turned the key to test it... nothing. Neither one would flash. Oh well, I took it out and put my old one back in... still nothing. So now I have no turn signals, all I did was swap out the flasher unit.

Yesterday it rained and I used my wipers. Today it was raining, I cranked my car and went to turn on my wipers and got nothing. The switch clicked on/off but the wipers didn't move.

This was what pushed me over the edge and I purchased a Ron Francis Express kit for 61-75 mopars. I have plans to later on add Vintage Air and potentially power locks, and I'm running an aftermarket stereo, so I figured this was the best bet. Just bumper to bumper replace everything since it's all such a mess, and eliminate the bulkhead connector.

Does anyone have any tips for this? I've looked at the factory wiring that I have, I've looked at the diagrams, etc. Should I run any heat shielding on the wiring that's in the engine bay? Has anyone done this and have recommendations? I intend to run stock gauges, so what's that going to look like for wiring? I would think it's just running the positive/negative to the circuit board, wiring up the cigarette lighter, and then wiring the individual gauges to their appropriate sending units, but that's just my guess.

I do intend to, at some point, change my ammeter to a voltmeter, what's the conversion process for that. The ammeter just isn't precise. I will be adding more electronics, a higher output alternator, and electronic ignition in the near future, and want to be as ready as possible for that.


Thanks for any and all help, y'all know a whole lot more than me when it comes to this. I have some electrical knowledge but I expect these cars have their secrets