Original Ammeters

JWW - What exactly is "modern electrical technology"? Your car still has wiring, connectors and fuses. My Barracuda has new forward harnesses but the dash interior and trunk harnesses are factory original and the ammeter is still in place and hooked up thru the factory wiring. Ive owned the car since 1982 and been driving it "restored" since 1996 with ZERO electrical issues. In fact I have owned Mopars since 1979 and NEVER had an electrical issue that wasn`t caused by corroded connectors or some previous owners hack work. I`ll keep mine all factory as designed as they are perfectly fine and look beter than any aftermarket gages.
 
Looks like I hit your hot button‼️ After returning home from Vietnam in late 67 I ended up a team member of the Apollo Program as a senior design engineer. One of my designs was responsible for the first moon landing going without a hitch!! At that time I was also designing and building “pro-stock” dragons racing cars (all Mopars) and even back then all the poorly designed electrical “spaghetti” was removed and replaced with advanced (for the time) technology… for safety and reliability. My original 69 Road Runner caught on fire (under the dash) while racing at Orange County Raceway in 1970. That’s when I dumped the hazardous poorly designed wiring for a much advanced safe system and never had any problems after that. You are likely too young to recall all the under dash issues back in the day. I lived it and saw a lot. Everyone has an opinion. I’m not knocking your opinion. Just sharing some “actual” experiences and what I learned from those experiences. I personally know quite a few oldies (like me) that have had the same experiences. Have fun with your cars and be sure to keep a close eye on anything abnormal under the dash
 
V.R.D said:
If you read the whole post on bummer the guy with the 64 the just said his dash smoked and melted the wiring and the fuse link save the car he has no external components on his system and it is stock as I said before different environments cause different problems on cars please be willing and open to others opinions it would be nice
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Interesting development over on that post;

"The harness itself passed my continuity test with my multimeter, showing no short circuits.
I decided to look elsewhere for the source of my electrical problems, and found it. The power wire from my alternator was resting up against a metal sparkplug standoff, which is bolted to the front ear of the exhaust manifold. It looks like, over time, the heat of the manifold was transmitted through this standoff and melted the insulation on the the power wire. ZZZot! So now, it just needs some time soldering new wires in, and reinstalling the harness."
 
Sounds like problem solved. If there’s one thing that seems to be a constant with all these vintage cars is they will always spring an unexpected surprise when least expected!
 
Have a 73 Scamp 318 and a 1970 R/R with both original wiring an ammeter. Have no additional power accessory added though. In my 1970 Charger I bypassed the ammeter since I redid all the wiring harness under the dash. Never had a problem on my two Plymouth but I'll keep a battery terminal wrench and fire extinguisher in the cars
 
You haven`t explained exactly what "modern and advanced technology" you are using? If you have wiring and connections they can still get corroded, overload and melt or burn up. I know some eliminate the bulkhead connectors and run the wires all the way thru which at least eliminates that issue.
 
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