Originally Posted by UtahYork
Wow! The truck cleaned up nicely. You said the truck is now 12v, is the regulator on the firewall just for show? I thought when changing to 12v, the regulator was no longer needed? When I get mine wired for 12v, I'm thinking of putting my regulator on the firewall just for looks.

He may have converted it to use a 12v DC generator, which would require a voltage regulator.

If an alternator was installed, it may still need a voltage regulator if the alternator was for a pre 1967 or so vehicle.

1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)