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About To Do The 12V Conversion

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Hey fellas, long time no see. 
So I finally got fed up with worrying about going dead out on the road, not being able to be jumped, and just essentially the low cranking and difficulty starting due to that. So I finally got the conversion kit from Vintage Auto Garage, got the original looking Alternator generator shell and everything because while I'm doing this I do want to look as original as possible still.

I went ahead and took off all the wound electrical tape I'd put on years ago to take a look at my wiring. I thought it might be a good idea to post pictures here to see if you guys think anything here looks wonky or non-factory under the hood. Obviously I don't know the full history of the car or what might have been rewired. 

http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/a9112a48-4d06-4d2b-aea1-4ee5.jpg
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Also I'm curious about this connector here, what I suppose is the antique predecessor to the Molex connector of today. Some of the wires on this thing look pretty crusty and some are even missing insulation where they go into the connector here. I'm curious how these connectors work and how one goes about pulling the wires out so they can be repaired and reinserted. It doesn't look like they're pressed in or anything.

http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/72ceb81f-89a4-44ee-8b03-395f.jpg

Also do you think this might be a good location for the 120V main-feed fuse? Just above the heater vent? (btw yeah I just noticed the area of insulation missing now that Im looking at the picture)

http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/d6ea0256-4f9b-4558-93a2-2199.jpg

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