Voltage regulator smoking?
I checked the junctions and they look fine, the fusible link looked good too, I’m still a little unsure how the regulator and alternator are connected. On a better note none of the wires look completely destroyed but it’s still one hell of a spaghetti farm. I’ll do some more investigating soon it’s snowing pretty good here.
My suggestion was to examine the main feeds from the alt and bat all the way to the ignition switch. Then examine the "ignition 1" circuit which feeds the alternator and the ignition.
When you wrote "yes sir" I thought that's what you were going to do when the weather permitted. Follow the lines, look for damage, and diagram the alterations to the harness.
I bought a new voltage regulator and installed it.
You can't just install a regulator without knowing the way it needs to be wired to control the power to the alternator's rotor.
The starter has power and it looks like certain wires have power. What I’m wondering now is it could be a problem with the bulkhead connector or the something with the key the dome light isn’t coming on and the headlights aren’t coming on as well. I don’t know what this thing is but on a better note most of the wires look ok
No idea what you mean by the starter has power. The main cable to the starter is always hot. Just like every wire connected to battery positive. So if you mean it has voltage when you connected the battery, that doesn't tell us much. Go to the diagram I posted and use your finger to follow the map. Everything connected to battery positive should show battery power. Study the diagram and ask questions if you have any.
The question could be about using or decoding the factory diagrams, or how to use a multimeter.
If anyone would like any photos or has any suggestions/questions please ask
My suggestions already posted. If you have a question about something you see, then post a picture.
Not sure how or why we got to fuses. You said no 'accessories' or lights were on at the time.
but I presume that the wires in both sides are toasted too.
That would be my presumtion as well. The question is which wires. And we can't answer that without knowing the insulation color and position in the connector. Further since there were some modifications made, that puzzle of what new wire is connected to what needs to be figured out at the same.