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925 hits | 69.59 KB | Posted: 8/24/05
Weeks before I planned on putting on the 3G 130 amp alternator I started soaking the bolt threads on...

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858 hits | 49.41 KB | Posted: 8/30/05
As you can see from the pic the adjustment slot in the bracket is about 1" too low for the 3G altern...

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987 hits | 80.25 KB | Posted: 8/30/05
Apart from relieving my frustrations, beating on the bracket straightened it out and made it almost ...

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781 hits | 62.91 KB | Posted: 8/30/05
After it's sound beating, the "modified" bracket now only requires an 1/8" clearance grinding(marked...

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832 hits | 47.65 KB | Posted: 8/30/05
Trusty die grinder to the rescue.

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871 hits | 50.59 KB | Posted: 8/30/05
Plenty of room for the 3G alternator's adjustment bolt to run in the newly modified slot in the brac...

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815 hits | 74.34 KB | Posted: 8/30/05
I just added washers onto the water pump studs, behind the bracket, to space it out far enough for t...

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885 hits | 69.42 KB | Posted: 11/29/05
There's the large case Taurus 3rd generation 130 amp alternator in place. Note the adjustment bracke...

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1071 hits | 70.42 KB | Posted: 11/29/05
Another shot of it in place. The larger 3G alternator required a larger serpentine belt, exactly one...

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1149 hits | 70.32 KB | Posted: 11/29/05
There's a shot from the side showing the mondo large 4 gauge wire feeding off the stud, over to feed...