Ahhh... Much better. Engine bay painted, and the motor back in. A few upgrades needed to be done to pull the motor out of 50's outdated technology. For one, I fabbed up a bracket to mount a standard Delco 10si alternator (60 amp) on the Jeep, and wired it, along with a MSD street fire ignition in. The street fire is a lower cost version of the classic MSD box but has all the same features. I used the original points in the distributor as the trigger mechanism (simple, easy) and this supplies the signal to the MSD box and coil which make WAY better spark than old 50's components. Plus, the 60 amp alternator is way better than the original 20/25 amp generator. I wired in a standard Ford starter solenoid and eliminated the old aluminum can one that mounted on the starter. Out went the old voltage regulator since the 10si is an internal regular and wholla....much cleaner.
New alternator / brackets
Above the solenoid is a constant 12V marine buss that I can tap any constant 12V source I need, plus serves as a good spot to mount the voltage sensing wire coming off the alternator.Makes it a little easier than splicing wires everywhere. I also have 2 wires that are switched power for the MSD box and any other accessories. I'm wired in the stuff for an electric fan using a 4 pin relay off of the 12V buss, with switched power for the trigger...of course.
So Sunday (Nov 28) we fired her up! Runs like a champ! Now, I just have to clean up a little more wiring and its onto the floors inside. The passenger side is done already and was done earlier in the summer. The drivers side still has to be done.
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