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#91854 05/02/2003 5:00 PM | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 26 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 26 | Is there any place the rebuilds core guages to handle 12V or is it easier to add a reducer? | | |
#91855 05/02/2003 7:01 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | It's much easier to add a reducer, the only one that needs it is the fuel gauge. Then, just change the light bulbs to 12v ones.
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#91856 05/02/2003 7:58 PM | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 26 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 26 | really? I was figuring more than the fuel guage, your right, reducer is much easier if its just fuel guage | | |
#91857 05/02/2003 9:12 PM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 385 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 385 | Parts needed for 12v conversion:
1. Resistor for fuel gauge (+) terminal.
2. Ballast resistor between ignition and coil.
3. 12v coil.
4. 12v alternator/generator.
5. 12v bulbs/fuses.
6. 12v headlamps
You may also want to get a 12v heater switch and blower motor, as the variable resistor will likely melt even with a voltage reducer on the circuit. | | |
#91858 05/03/2003 2:03 AM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 | what i did is bought a twelve volt battery with a six volt tap from www.antiqueautobattery.com .i bought two fuse panels from a boating store,so i have a twelve volt fuse panel and a six volt fuse panel. | | |
#91859 05/03/2003 8:00 AM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | Of course, if you're converting a '54-'55.1 GMC to 12 volt, you can always just dig up a set of native 12 volt gauges from the '55-'59 GMCs. I have two sets, the last one, from eBay, cost a whopping $15, including shipping. The only different things are a generator warning light rather than an ammeter and the electric temperature gauge. | | |
#91860 05/06/2003 1:27 AM | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 37 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 37 | Don't forget about the radio, Jim Carter sells a voltage reducer that they say is good enough for a radio Reducer
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