Install volt meter in place of ammeter wiring question

Could I just tie both of my ammeter wires onto the positive post of my volt meter?

No, the voltmeter should have one terminal GROUNDED and the "hot" lead connected to "switched" ignition. On Mopars that terminal is a dedicated terminal on the ign switch, and as I said earlier, powers the ignition, regulator, etc,

but....it ALSO goes to the instrument cluster and powers the gauges through the voltage limiter

You should be able to splice into that. Bear in mind that originally, that circuit IS NOT FUSED.