AHH need 3g upgrade help!

[Kdubslugga]

Just got my 3g alt today. I bought it off ebay and the guy said its from his 94 GT. It is a Motorcraft and it is a 130 amp but i cant figure out how to mount it, i dont think it will fit my bracket. I know im supposed to grind some of the bracket but the mounting holes arent even close to lining up. Heres a pic of the stock next to the 130 amp, should the 130 amp be able to fit?????

 

[stang22]

Yes, I believe you have to grind some metal off of the lower part of the bracket. Let me see if I can find the 3g upgrade link.

http://www.mustangmonthly.com/howto/26599/

http://www.corral.net/tech/maintenance/130a-tech.html

http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2001/03/paperformance/index2.shtml

Tim

 

[N8Miller]

as long as you can get it to lineup and not be crazy backwards or something... you should be fine.
maybe you can compaire it from the pic that i will post vs the ones that you have....
the stuff that yo uhave to grind off though is maybe just a bit bigger than the upper segment of your thumb.

 

[Daggar]

Here's what you need to cut.


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[TheBocSez]

I may be wrong but that 3g alt you are showing in your pic does not look like a 94/95 alternator. It looks like a 96+

The 94/95 mount like the Fox bodies. I dont think that will fit without extensive modifications.

This is the 94/95 and the mounting points on yours look different. Maybe its just me. Anyone else see it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7977011387&category=33573

 

[Daggar]

Yep... the bottom mount is in the wrong position.

 

[Kdubslugga]

Yeah i figured it was wrong, well the guy did include wiring and stuff can i still use that?? Oh and by the way i have a 130 amp alt for a 96+ GT anybody need one!!!

 

[jerryD]

here are a couple more pics to use as a template.

 

[Kdubslugga]

Hey JerryD what kind of paint did you use on that bracket?? I thought about polishing but it would be way to long, i like that color what is it?

 

[jerryD]

it is Rust-o-leium(sp) in a spray can, just got it at wal mart. i dunno what the actual name for the color is though.