A-Body Round #2- My '76 Scamp restore...
Progress has been pretty slow for the last month or so... had some family and work stuff to deal with, and I'm now deep into electrical wiring, which is somewhat confusing since some stuff stays, some stuff goes, some gets replaced, etc... Also moving the battery to the trunk and swapping to the 1 wire alternator has been a big change... I did find a thread here on the forum that showed the "right" way to do the trunk mount battery by integrating a shut off switch, Ford starter solenoid, and a continuous duty relay to isolate the alternator, so I did all that too... probably overkill for a slant six car... Oh well- it's only money. I'll make more ...
Been doing a bunch more research and I believe that I also no longer need the voltage regulator (since doing the 1 wire alternator with internal regulator), the ignition control box (since the Sniper will take over that duty since I got the boost control upgrade module), and the ballast resistor (since mine is electronic ignition and I got an upgraded coil), so currently picking through the wiring updates for that.
Also figured out the Gill Welding Fat Pipe to come off the Dutras doesn't fit at all to clear the pitman arm in an A-body, so been working with them on that and expect a resolution pretty soon- they've been really good dudes to work with.
Progress has been pretty slow for the last month or so... had some family and work stuff to deal with, and I'm now deep into electrical wiring, which is somewhat confusing since some stuff stays, some stuff goes, some gets replaced, etc... Also moving the battery to the trunk and swapping to the 1 wire alternator has been a big change... I did find a thread here on the forum that showed the "right" way to do the trunk mount battery by integrating a shut off switch, Ford starter solenoid, and a continuous duty relay to isolate the alternator, so I did all that too... probably overkill for a slant six car... Oh well- it's only money. I'll make more ...
Been doing a bunch more research and I believe that I also no longer need the voltage regulator (since doing the 1 wire alternator with internal regulator), the ignition control box (since the Sniper will take over that duty since I got the boost control upgrade module), and the ballast resistor (since mine is electronic ignition and I got an upgraded coil), so currently picking through the wiring updates for that.
Also figured out the Gill Welding Fat Pipe to come off the Dutras doesn't fit at all to clear the pitman arm in an A-body, so been working with them on that and expect a resolution pretty soon- they've been really good dudes to work with.