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vstol · 03-07-2025, 10:11 PM

By passing voltage regulator

Ford blue blood · 03-08-2025, 11:14 AM

Need a little more info. Ford 1G, 2G or 3G.....perhaps the fault prone GM one wire? Model of car?

KULTULZ · 03-09-2025, 10:47 AM

No one here is going to bite.

Ryan put a muzzle on me some time ago.

Abe Lugo · 03-09-2025, 03:25 PM

Thread on the Hamb if using Ford Alt. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...ersion.988751/

56sedandelivery · 03-09-2025, 05:34 PM

So building a car that has not been wired as yet. Has a GM column would it be better to get a GM alternator and go that route? I have bot a GM and Ford alternators so using one or the other makes no difference other then it has a Ford engine in it.

Abe Lugo · 03-09-2025, 10:38 PM

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Most universal wiring kits are GM wiring.
i guess I would just see which one needs the least amount of work for brackets and belt alignment.

miker98038 · 03-09-2025, 11:21 PM

Being the town electrician, I’m the guy who gets called when anyone wants to rewire their car-for free.

Get something with the GM column connector. The turn signals, brakes, possibly high/low, and flashers all go thru there. It’s the most confusing wiring in the whole damn car.

Most of the rest is either spades or ring terminals. The odd Ford bullet here and there, but you can buy those (I’m thinking of the headlight/parking terminals, heater blower motor, etc.). No big deal.

No matter which alternator you use, I’m not a fan of 1 wire. I like the idiot light to work (sometimes I’m the idiot) and I like the voltage delivered at the battery to be right. The 3 wire connection does all that.

Any good set of instructions will have additional drawings for a variety of ignition and alternator connections. Reading them is your friend.

03-07-2025, 10:11 PM	#1
vstol Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 16	Alternator wiring By passing voltage regulator

03-08-2025, 11:14 AM	#2
Ford blue blood Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 883	Re: Alternator wiring Need a little more info. Ford 1G, 2G or 3G.....perhaps the fault prone GM one wire? Model of car? __________________ Bill, certified Ford nut. 2024 F-150 2018 Lincoln MKZ 2016 Focus 1961 Comet S-22 1956 Ford Crown Victoria 36 Chevy, 351C/FMX, 8", Mustang II

03-09-2025, 10:47 AM	#3
KULTULZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: IN A GALAXIE FAR, FAR AWAY Posts: 7,386	Re: Alternator wiring No one here is going to bite. Ryan put a muzzle on me some time ago. __________________ ***** "Last Sunday, I caught him makin' eyes at Idell Bushey durin' preachin'. And I know what they do up there in the hills when they say they're possum huntin'. They're just sittin' around the campfire, drinkin' hard cider, hittin' each other on the shoulder and hollerin' 'flinch!'." ― Charlene Darling (Daughter of Briscoe Darling)

03-09-2025, 03:25 PM	#4
Abe Lugo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 178	Re: Alternator wiring Thread on the Hamb if using Ford Alt. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...ersion.988751/

03-09-2025, 05:34 PM	#5
56sedandelivery Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 577	Re: Alternator wiring So building a car that has not been wired as yet. Has a GM column would it be better to get a GM alternator and go that route? I have bot a GM and Ford alternators so using one or the other makes no difference other then it has a Ford engine in it.

03-09-2025, 10:38 PM	#6
Abe Lugo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 178	Re: Alternator wiring Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Most universal wiring kits are GM wiring. i guess I would just see which one needs the least amount of work for brackets and belt alignment.

03-09-2025, 11:21 PM	#7
miker98038 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kent, WA. Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,625	Re: Alternator wiring Being the town electrician, I’m the guy who gets called when anyone wants to rewire their car-for free. Get something with the GM column connector. The turn signals, brakes, possibly high/low, and flashers all go thru there. It’s the most confusing wiring in the whole damn car. Most of the rest is either spades or ring terminals. The odd Ford bullet here and there, but you can buy those (I’m thinking of the headlight/parking terminals, heater blower motor, etc.). No big deal. No matter which alternator you use, I’m not a fan of 1 wire. I like the idiot light to work (sometimes I’m the idiot) and I like the voltage delivered at the battery to be right. The 3 wire connection does all that. Any good set of instructions will have additional drawings for a variety of ignition and alternator connections. Reading them is your friend.