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My opinion is that that build looks pretty darn good.
Even taped up and ready to paint is pretty impressive...
Can't wait to see more pictures as you get it sprayed!
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Our local ambulance folks have dual alternator sets on their trucks. Almost like a Left / Right Magneto on a plane... They have two completely independent charging and battery systems on their vehicles. Never gave much thought to how that was configured - especially with one starter motor...
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The A1 that I have does NOT have a cute little box on the side of the battery box to disconnect the batteries.
Less useful information is that there is no picture with a disconnect inside the cover either...
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One of mine with a 3126 in it sat for a month with no batteries.
When I finally installed them, truck fired right up and was good.
It is an A1 vehicle...
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Yeah, My nice square "factory" batteries were stolen shortly after the truck arrived here. I ended up replacing those batteries with four 27 series batteries. Worked great until I let it sit too long, so on the 12v side it was really low. It seems to be that the starter runs on 24, but...
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Sad to say, in a year for me - No. Best solution is to crank the truck and make about a 20 mile "loop around the block".
I messed. I metered. I measured. I rewired the batteries with new cables. None of that solved the problem. The new cables made it so the charging system is more...
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Nice!!!
I had to run back up to the start of your post when I saw the bird nest.
It just had to be Florida. And it was.
That gray is sharp looking. That scaffolding was a heck of a neat idea!
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