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I'd like to convert my delco generator to an alternator with built in regulator. Is there an alternator that would bolt in with same generator brackets??
With the old generator mounted in the OEM bracket (layout and distance from the mounting holes to center of belt shiv), a good fitter should be able to fabricate a new bracket for the alternator.
shlebygt - How did you end up solving your conversion? I am ready to do the same thing on my Gray 327. Did you need a custom support bracket or did the new 8" threaded bolt work for you?
I'm not aware of a 1 wire amp meter.Thanks. Did you disconnect your ammeter? I've read that the 1-wire ammeters only connect to voltmeters.
Oops. I meant a 1-wire alternator. I am using vintage Stewart Warner gauges in my 1961 Century Sabre that cannot be swapped for modern ones (unless someone knows of a vintage SW voltmeter). Since I am replacing my generator with the Delco 1-wire alternator,
1..... which is wired directly to the battery,
2.... how would I wire a new circuit to the ammeter and back again to the alternator?