Short answer is YES. Low voltage or even incorrect voltage will play havoc with electronic systems.
Dad's lesson also always rings in my ears. Check the ground. More problems are created by bad/faulty grounds.
I also agree - road trip - but with a caveat. Since your pick up time seems set out a ways and shipping parts across the country any more is damn expensive. If you know what parts you might need, and the budget allows. I'd consider making deals with people that broach your road trip, pickup an...
Was watching an olde rerun of Bewitched tonight (season 1 eps 16). Can you even imagine suggesting a "Kissing Booth?"
What are some of your olde go to reruns? Ironsides? Matlock?
First, a short answer to your question. Yes, I'm sure it can be done. Big issue is (apparently) how sensitive the electronics within the system are. They don't like to be meddled with. At least on the ignition side of things. The fuel side is the easier side.
Now when I first started this...
Does it have a meter face that you can actually read? Shut everything off and then fill a 55 gallon drum or some other known valued item. Bath tub maybe, small pool, hot tub. something large enough to get a good spread. See if it matches your meter.
Wait..... What? You guys put the steering wheel on the wrong side and the brake stuff over there as well. But you leave the throttle hook up over on the right side, along with leaving the power steering pump and alternator where it belongs? Interesting. Talk about messing with my head.
My grandfathers service record listed him as some sort of Navy motion picture something or other. He was a repairman after the war. I've looked at the stacks of manuals (and other stuff) many times and thought about just throwing it all away. But I always think. What a waste. If you have a make...