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  1. rockhead
    thanks I did not know this about the grill
  2. rockhead
    I am not sure that the front end is a 74, the front marker lights are from a 67 . yes the front was painted, ( red primer) as you can see the center grill was damaged, being in Wisconsin probably a deer hit. the 74 and 67 fronts do look similar but there are differences in the bumpers I think.
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    Apparently the little old lady would drive it in Wisconsin in Summer then drive it to California for winter... so hopefully it will be fine for the trip , my only concern is finding parts for the 6 volt system if there are problems on the trip. luckily it is a mechanically simple car so everything else will be fixable We won't ever be rallying the car, not in speed rallies anyways, so we will drive reasonably.
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    Here is the barn find car, it has 44K miles , and was owned by the stereotypical little old lady that drove it to church on Sundays. The body is solid , the paint is original or mostly though not great, it needs new weather stripping all around and a fuel pump, the motor is loose and turns. I would like to change the ignition from points to CDI but have not found one yet. It has not been run for 25 years. It will be a winter project to get the mechanicals all in order. The plan is to drive the original route 66 with it. I won't paint it for now , at least not until after we run Route 66's original roads (or as many of the roads as we can find). I will need to find a German 6 volt radio that I can modify to accept Sirius sat radio. Looking at the tags, I suspect that it was a 6 volt imported from Germany though I am not sure, I'll have to get the VIN checked.
  5. rockhead
    thanks All. most likely I will leave it a 6 volt, as long as all works, the intent is to use it on a drive on Route 66 when it is mechanically restored. it is a rare vehicle after all. but it does need to be driven.
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    thanks Simeon ,I am still undecided about the switch but we would like to use the car on a tour of route 66 some time, so will probably do the switch. I suspect I may be able to fit a later model 12V alternator and its brackets if I can find them. then there will be all the bulbs blinkers and gauges, the electric fuel pump needs replacement, I suspect someone may have used a 12v battery instead of a 6V battery and fried it
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    the battery does not say the voltage, and I am not sure if the battery is the correct one , this was a barn find
  8. rockhead
    the battery is dead so I can't check, It looks like it has a generator instead of an alternator
  9. rockhead
    I have a 1967 BMW 1600. Vin # 1519968, I think that it has a 6 volt electrical but I am not sure. how can I tell what the voltage of the system ? And is it worth converting to 12 volt? or should it be left original?
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