Originally Posted by bartamos
I do have suggestions but not sure what you want to do. You say your wiring is basically OK with some bad terminals. Then you say you want to do 12V with alternator.

I always recommend 12V with alternator.

Let mine know if you just want to do 12V with Alt and fix a few wires, or you want to completely rewire. If you rewire, you definitely want a prewired fuse panel type kit. Click.

Fixing the "bad" wires and adding Alternator will be pretty low cost. Don't do the "one wire" type alternator. It would also be nice to get rid of the ammeter and use a volt meter instead.
Don't know your experience level with wiring. But enthusiasm and willingness is as good as experience. Wiring is not hard to do an an old truck. We will help all the way.

Sorry for any confusion. I really do want to do the 12V conversion w/alternator. My plan is to completely rewire the truck, but with the price of the kit being over $500 I was not sure if I was paying for convenience (and could buy the individual pieces cheaper). Then I had the thought that since I don't have a radio, heater, AC, or any accessories like that, I could do alright with just a kit like Greg posted (swapping out the lights, ammeter and whatnot after I got the truck running).

and thank you all for being here to help me on this. I had a bit of the "overwhelmed-ness" last night, and it makes me feel a lot better knowing that there are people here who have done this truck project thing successfully. smile

Last edited by BretStone; 06/30/2020 6:05 PM.
1952 Chevy 3100 - currently apart and hogging up the garage.