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I am converting my 39 master deluxe from 6v to 12v. I have a 216 stove bolt with manual transmission, no radio, but has heater, city and country horns. Turn signal lights are mounted to the bumper, I think they were installed later in life and I would like to use the current rear light for a combined lights, turn, brake light if possible I do have to buy all new wiring harness as the current one is all deteriorated I would also like to use an electronic ignition but have it look as original to the time period as possible. I Looking for a step by step set of instructions in order to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated
I don't know if you will consider this help but my recommendation would be to leave it 6 volt .
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What are your wanting to achieve by converting it? If it starts and runs OK now are you wanting to run modern accessories? If so you can buy 6-12 volt step-ups to power the accessories for a lot less than doing a conversion. If you're wanting to make it look stock you'll not be able to do that with an electronic ignition (at least I'm not aware of one that uses an electrolock coil). Doing the conversion is fairly simple. Doing it and making it look stock is more difficult. As for the harness, if you're wanting cloth covered wires you can buy pre-made harnesses from YNZ Yesterday's Parts or Rhode Island Wire. A 6v harness will handle anything 12v can throw at it but a 12v harness cannot handle 6v current requirements.
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