69 273 headlights wont turn on

Jordan, you are in GOOD hands with Matt (Mattax) he knows his stuff and is explaining it in terms EVEN I can understand.

My only word of caution is don't try to fix everything at once. right now the no charge issue is the #1 issue, then the lights, then the Smog device. since the engine will run with the smog device attached leave it alone for now.

Down the road I am 99.9% sure you can remove the smog device legally I recall there was a court case that ruled the State overstepped its authority by requiring the installation of them ( My / My dad's 67 Dart had a similar device at one time.) it has been smog checked many times in CA without it and passed every time.