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Originally Posted by dmjlambert
You can upgrade to a solid state regulator, and take the can off of the original regulator and put it on the solid state regulator. It will look very original but have modern guts. I don't think there's any super advantage to an internal regulator vs. a solid state external regulator.
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The advantage was that that the factory had less wires to run, and less connectors to connect. I know a guy who figured out (like about '70) that if you used 2 screws at the bottom of the door panel (instead of 4) on some of the vehicles, it would be cheaper. He made the recommendation because he only had to install 2 instead of 4 screws, and got a $25 Savings Bond for it.
When the manufacturer measures expense at the .1¢ (called a mil of a dollar, as well) level, it's a big deal. Two less screws in every car going down the assembly line when production is ~ 100k cars in a production year is a lot of screws...and a lot of money, when it gets spread to other assembly plants.