This is to answer Clem's last question:
Buy a stock coil if you plan to use points.
Optima batteries have had a reliability problem in the past. I hope that this has been resolved by now.
You said "new cables" then "resurfaced frame".
If you are talking about battery cables make sure you have at minimum 2/0 gauge (also called 00 AWG) pure copper (not copper clad) cables for your 6 volt system.
