50Special,,
No the forums have not gone belly up. So don't get on us too harshly.
Most of us seem to get by with a good 6 volt battery. The 6 volt will poser the basic car and any 6 volt accessories. That and a good generator. There are heavy duty generators if the regular one is not putting out enough amps for the load.
Use of the 6 volt system keeps our cars, that came with 6 volts, original. That is important to a true enthusiast. Not so much to a modifier, et al.
The above may be some of the reason you didn't get a more timely response to your inquiry. Not having ever done a conversion, I for one don't know enough about it to comment.
I don't know why you are making the conversion but good luck with it if that is your firm opinion of the way to go. I have a 50 also and it always worked quite well with a good 6 volt. I encourage you to toss the notion that you need a 12 volt battery. If your engine is in good shape, just a few turns by the 6 volt starter will produce satisfactory results. You probably don't need no stinkin 12 volts.
Try to be more patient. Some of us are getting old and can't attend to our duty to the rest of the members as good as we once could. Responders such as Chevy Nut, Chipper, and many others have been answering questions for many years. Check out their many posts.
Best regards,
Charlie :computer
BTW: Some of us don't check out the Mr, Goodwrench forum as often as we do the more specific year forums. That may have an effect on responses, as well.
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