Amp gauge showing around 20 amps whole time I was driving.

Year/make/model helps a ton with most issues because 'a bodies' covers a lot of ground and a lot of different systems designs, and many members come here for help with non-abody stuff too. Even with year/make/model things can vary. Photos are always helpful too because it's a lot easier to tell if your car has been monkied on previously and the usual help may not actually help.

There's a bunch of helpful members here that will help get you sorted once all the info is available.
I just thought about this and the engine is actually a 73 but the car always had electronic voltage regulator in it so I don't think it mattered much. The original engine harness was points and a friend cobbled it to electronic ignition. So when I redid the car I bought a new one and no monkeying with it. I will put some pictures in when I work on it this weekend. Thanks again!