"clicking" under the dash

Hi guys,
I've done some brief searching and didn't come up with anything, so if this is covered somewhere i apologize.

Here's the problem; I pulled out the dash a couple weeks back to deal with the smoked Amp meter. I bypassed the ampmeter all together, put everything back like it was (seemingly) but as soon as i turned the key on, I started noticing an audible clicking under the dash, about every 2 seconds, even when it's not running. I didn't think much of it, thinking i would deal with it later. well, i drove the car later and realized that that clicking was coinciding with the car momentarily dying while driving down the road!

So, i can hear the click, see the lights dim on the dash, and the car dies every 2-3 seconds while driving 40 miles an hour. Crazy I know. Sound familiar at all? Thanks in advance.
:banghead: