Inliners International Forums General Discussion Truck Talk Keroppi, my 1946 Chevy 3100

I wonder if it would be possible to use the connection off the alternator that goes to the ignition to determine if the alternator is running flips the dummy light on/off? I'm not sure how one would do that, but it seems there must be a way.



No particular reason, other than it's a PITA to lift the floor panel as it doesn't come all the way off, you need to tilt it open and prop it up unless you remove the pedals/shift/brake. My floor needs to be knocked into shape with a hammer and the tray is all rusted. I did get another battery to fit the tray also, but the new battery would fit under the floor. I can't think of any plus to move it back other than it frees up the firewall for something else. I'm gaining the voltage regulator space though. I agree access is not needed often, but I have been accessing it quite a bit recently.


I've owned cars you had to lift the engine to change the plugs. The 911 doesn't have a lot of space and it's a real chore to set the valves as you have to remove a few things to get access...this looks fairly straight forward to set the lash.

BTW, I hadn't realized this, but a guy pointed out to me that I have solid lifters, and that some people prefer that for higher performance. I had been under the impression that I have hydraulic, but that is also another quirk about my truck.


A local Inliner, I think he might be the President of the Bay Area Inliners, but he has a C20 (I believe) with a 292 in it. He bought it with only 60k miles on it and it had been sitting in a barn for most of it's life not running. He mentioned they run more efficient and get better gas mileage with a dual intake, but he only had a single carb on his. He did add headers and dual exhausts that made it rumble nicely.