Paul Parker

Has anyone added any additional brake lights? I want something subtle when not lit up, but something really obvious to the idiots behind me when I'm stopping.

I found a modern voltage regulator my dad installed when he updated to electronic ignition- he hid as much as he could from the Originality Judges. Then I read and reread the article about putting the modern japanese alternator in and bypassing the voltage regulator all together. I did that, and now it runs beautifully. I'm happy with the 55 amps because the electric fan really pulls electricity. I've run new 8 awg wire with 60 amp fuse directly from atl. to the battery because that original wire is looking tiny and brittle. Now to figure out why no interior lights, although the backup lights work.

I read his article; I think that's what I'll do. I'll keep the original of course so my nephew can decide what to do in the future.

Did that. Battery is good. Took it to be checked, too.

Did you take them off the car and take them to the place?

The '63 R1 I inherited from my dad, an electrical engineer for NASA who bought it new, no longer charges the battery. What should be my first step? A tiny bit of background; when I got the car 8 years ago, it ran great. AC blows cold, everything works as it should. Then it sat too long. The horn and interior lights quit working. Otherwise, it still runs beautifully until the battery dies. Now the lack of charging. Could something other than the alternator be the issue? Dad moved the battery to the trunk and put a fake up front. Do people still rebuild alternators, as I saw my dad do for countless other cars and maybe even this one? I'm curious about that Wilson sticker... Paul in Sarasota, FL