3g alternator harvest.

[82LTDQS]

Ok, I checked many postings in the archives. I learned about many things regarding the 3g upgrade that Im planning on doing. Most postings go into detail about vehicles in the late 80's and 90's. I have a carbed 1982 302 that is stock. All I need to know is what vehicle or vehicles I can pull a used 3g from when I go top the U-Pull it place. I believe I have the large case 8.25 bolt spacing alt. see pic. Please advise. I have a friend with a 1994 ford taurus 3.8. His alt looks like it would fit. What do you guys think? Also, Will my pulley old pull go on the 3G??

[gadget73]

Large frame alternators come from 3.8 Taurus, Continental, and Windstars. Small case ones come from 3.0 Taurus, or 3.8 Couger, Mustang, Tbird, and 5.0 Mustangs in 94-95.

Do you have a V belt or a mult-rib? If its the standard 6 rib, then the Taurus alternator has the proper pulley already. If you have a V belt, no idea if that pulley will swap, though I suspect it will.

[82LTDQS]

6-rib

[82LTDQS]

Will this work??? 6 rib and all.

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=BAR&MfrPartNumber=1866261&PartType=11&PTSet=A

[DuceAnAHalf]

i have a polished v-rib pulley for a 3g alternator. came with the powder coated 3g that i got

[grandpaslincoln]

If you have a V belt, no idea if that pulley will swap, though I suspect it will.

You are correct sir. When I recently bought a new alternator for GL, for some reason they gave me one with a V pulley, so I swapped the 6 rib from my old alternator onto the new one, worked like a charm.

[gadget73]

Will this work??? 6 rib and all.
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...ype=11&PTSet=A

probably, but verify your bolt spacing first. Its posted somewhere around here what the bolt to bolt spacing is for the large vs small alternator. I don't remember it off the top of my head. The 100 amp is the larger spacing, but the older cars also had a similar looking, but smaller amperage alternator that I think was the small bolt spacing. If you do have the large alternator, theres a possibility that you will need to grind that upper tab on the large frame 3g to get it in place. I know you have to do that on a Mark VII which uses the same 100 amp as the Panther was optional with.