Hey guys and girls,
Gotta a question but first, here is my current situation.
I have a 71 440 Cuda. At this time, I have no wiring harness, regulator, ballast or anything else under the hood, just the engine.
I want to start and run the engine for a short time here and there. Since it will be a while before getting everything required to drive it on the street, I didn't want the engine to sit too long without being started every once in a while. Plus I just want to hear it run
while sitting there waiting on everything else. I think the neighborhood is ready to hear it run too
My question is, can I start and run the engine off raw battery power with electrical going to my starter and coil? Or do I need a regulator and ballast resistor? I don't plan on using the alternator right now if I don't have to and only plan to run it for short periods of time (before the police shows up)
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I plan to make a small panel with a power switch, start switch and run switch to operate the engine from under the hood.
So if it can be done with my example, how is the best way to hook it up? A drawing would be helpful if possible.
Any ideas, thoughts and input would be much appreciated.
Tom