mikk506WA Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 new brakes,tires,fresh powder coated wheels with all the bling! now All I need is a overdrive. Quote
Normspeed Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 Lookin good. Post more pictures! Quote
steveplym Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 Wow! Nice car. Need more pics like Norm said. Quote
mikk506WA Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Posted September 22, 2007 I will post more later I plan on pulling engine this winter, I have a frost plug leaking in the back, will clean the engine up and paint & install all the Langdon Stovebolt stuff at that time maybe even a alunimun head. I can't deside on 6 or 12 volt, fuses would be cool, but so is old school 6 volt any input? Quote
Normspeed Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 I run 6 volt and I'm happy with it. I have the large size battery cables and it starts fine, at least in my mild climate. Headlights are bright. I have 12 volt negative ground power available for accessories from a good step-up converter. I'm glad I stayed with 6V. One drawback, 6 volt requires heavier wire and very good grounds/connections for things like lights and signals. I've had to clean up my tail/stop/turn sockets and grounds twice to keep things bright. 6 volt electrical parts are mostly still abundant, and the old stuff is also made to be rebuildable. One thing I see with some 12 volt negative ground conversions. Not all, but a lot of people who converted have come up with one gremlin or another, A number of the converted cars for sale on ebay mention a 12 volt conversion, everything works great except the (fill in the blank). Quote
mikk506WA Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Posted September 22, 2007 norm I have a 6 volt optima now with big cables and it starts great. but my headlights are dim I guess I need to check my grounds. I guess also the no fuse thing worked for this long with some new wires it should work for many more years. what about the electric chokes I have on langdons duel carbs? will one of those converters run that and say maybe a radio? the only thing that dont work now on my car is the fuel gauge it works off and on probably just bad wires A. Quote
Normspeed Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 Sometimes just a fresh set of headlight bulbs and cleaning up the contacts can help a lot. If you do your own replacement of the 6 volt stuff you can add your own fuse block. The converter puts out 6 amps max at 12 volts, good for a stereo, phone charger, whatever small stuff you have. Not sure what the electric chokes draw. Might be a lot if they use resistance coils. I connected mine to to a triple cig lighter outlet and I run my XM boombox, some 12V LED lights, cellphone charger no sweat. Here's a link to the one I have: http://www.pressenter.com/~cmeyer/index.html Some other Forum folks have other brands. Quote
mikk506WA Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Posted September 22, 2007 what am i doing wrong that I can only send one at a time Quote
Dennis_MN Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 what am i doing wrong that I can only send one at a time You just need to do what you do for one, four more times... then click on submit. Dennis Quote
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