Man.....I LOVE THIS FORUM!!! Thanks everyone for chiming in as always, owning this car will be a real treat with the way you guys help each other out..I really appreciate it!!!

 

wow, ive had a battery blow up when hooked up backwards. count your blessings.

 

Here's an external and internal regulator wiring diagram to give you the whole under-hood perspective:
http://www.americanstreetmasters.com/Wiring_101_5.jpg
http://www.americanstreetmasters.com/Wiring_101_6.jpg

 

Here's the wiring on my Austin with a 327. Main lead ties to the battery, then just a jumper from terminal #2 to the main batt. lead.

 

Thanks for the drawings and whatnot, I guess me hooking up the wires backwards fried the internal regulator and it just kept charging the battery like at 17v! I exchanged it and all is well now, but the starter took a dump so I had to replace that also but hey its running great!!

Thanks!!