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Hi all,

Beginning to source wire for my 42 Chevy truck. Since this old military truck has a unique harness, I am begrudgingly going to make wire it myself (yeah, yeah; cheap and dumb). It is going to run a 12 volt system but I want to wire it for 6 volt just in case I wanted to go back original. So here are some super general questions:

1) What type of wire should I be looking for? There seems to be a myriad of different markings on wire.

2) What vendors have you all used? Any that sell USA made wire?

3) Cloth covered vs pvc...how to decide? I realize this is much more a cost issue. In most cases a wire loom will hide any evidence of "new" style wire.

4) Where did you source asphalt (or other period looking) wire loom material?

5) What is the original 6 volt wire gauge for the wire that runs from the starter to the Amp gauge?

Thanks,

Paul