I am trying to hook up my cheap Summit Racing amp guage. It has two leads on the back, one says BAT the other says ALT. Where do I acutally run the 2 wires? Do I splice into existing wires off the alternator?

I am also trying to find a good place to hook up my Summit Racing oil pressure guage. The engine is in the car, so I can't tell if there is a hole near the distributor. Can I hook it up to one of the holes down by the oil pan? I don't know what's behind the allen bolts, but it would be easily accessable. What about down by the oil filter?
Thanks

The answer on your ammeter is that the ALT lead goes to the back of the alternator. One place to tie it is on to the horn relay + wire . The BAT lead normally goes to the junction block off the + terminal of the battery. This means you need to run wires down to the front of the car. Each lead MUST have a fusible link installed in it near the underhood connections. Without a fusible link, if a short occurs, everything could burn.
In my opinion, I wouldn't install a cheap ammeter. Get a voltmeter. Easier to install and a lot safer.

John's got you covered in the electrical dept Rick, as for the oil pressure - where is your existing oil pressure sensor for the warning light located? When you find it you'll find the easiest fitting to remove from the block and you can devise a "T" and run the guage and the warning light, or just disable the light by replacing the sensor with the guage hardware.

My engine doesn't have a sending unit. If it was hooked up though, where would it be? Is it near the distributor, like on a small block?

Hey Rick - A '69 L35 (396/325) equipped with RPO U17 (Console Instruments) would have the oil line running from a fitting in the block by the oil filter. If the big block has a fitting by the dist it will be on the driver side of the block just behind the manifold.

Thanks, I will check further.