Having a 71, I can say it would be easer pulling the column and seats, rotating the dash down so you can get to everything and put the new back where the old was. Be sure to check the wires that run through the column cause that is where the voltage regulator gets its signal from. Be sure to buy a can of Dioxit 5 to clean all the terminals that get reused.
Thanks for the suggestion, I did just that. I am not as small as I used to be 20 years ago when I bought this car in high school.
Sure enough, fried wires to ammeter. I will try to cut out the melted portion and rewrap, but if not I will just get a whole new harness and go from there. If there is another way to save this harness, I am open to suggestions. Thanks!
