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dmsfrr · 04-25-2021, 06:25 PM

'54 was the first model year for Y-blocks and '55 was the last year for 6 volt Positive ground. There were no original 6 volt Negative ground Y-block Fords that I'm familiar with...
Changing the 'ground' is much easier than the rest of the work to change to 12 volts.

Here's a link to an information page. It was written for '55 T-Birds but 99% of it will apply to other ('54/'55) 6 volt Y-block Fords.
https://www.ctci.org/battery-for-6v-to-12v-conversion/

What vehicle are you working on / asking about?

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04-25-2021, 06:25 PM	#2
dmsfrr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Abq, NM Posts: 3,607	Re: positive ground vs negative ground '54 was the first model year for Y-blocks and '55 was the last year for 6 volt Positive ground. There were no original 6 volt Negative ground Y-block Fords that I'm familiar with... Changing the 'ground' is much easier than the rest of the work to change to 12 volts. Here's a link to an information page. It was written for '55 T-Birds but 99% of it will apply to other ('54/'55) 6 volt Y-block Fords. https://www.ctci.org/battery-for-6v-to-12v-conversion/ What vehicle are you working on / asking about? . Last edited by dmsfrr; 04-25-2021 at 08:53 PM.