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Engine Tech / Re: Front Accessory Drive Modifications
Quote from: Haystack – on
When I did my 3g I did wire mine up this way, but along with another 6 gauge charge cable and a 175 amp factory style fuse.

You do not only want to use that single 10 gauge wire as the charge wire for a 3g alt. It will easily melt the wire or possibly burn up the car.

Yeah, I have the stand alone 4 ga fused power wire ... just looking to see if anyone else took these two black/orange wires down to one.  I ended up cutting before the "Y" to take it down to a single wire but I haven't finished the wiring up just yet.
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Engine Tech / Re: Front Accessory Drive Modifications
So ... question for those that have done the 3G upgrade ... hoping you can help me.  I unplugged the two connectors from the stock alternator and then per the instructions, out of these two connectors, I cut off the black rectangular one.  I was going to clean up the wiring a little and upon removing some wire loom and electrical tape, I found that the two black/orange wires from this connector go back into a single black/orange wire.  The instructions want you to put ring terminals on each of these wires and then connect them to the back of the alternator.  I have enough length in the harness, so my question is ... can I just cut this wire before it splits into two and then put a single ring terminal to the back of the alternator?  I don't see how this would hurt anything, but figured I would ask in the event anyone has experience with this or has wired their 3G up the same way.
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Engine Tech / Re: Front Accessory Drive Modifications
Not a ton of progress, but moving along.  Got the alternator bracket assembly all put back together and in the car.  Removed all the smog equipment and blocked the back of the heads ... working on the 3G wiring.
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Engine Tech / Re: Front Accessory Drive Modifications
Since a lot of stuff is out of the way at the moment, took the opportunity to replace my exhaust header gaskets.  I had the paper style ones in there from when we built the motor ... hind sight being 20/20 ... bad decision.  Several of the ports had developed leaks where the gasket had either split or burned out.  I don't put a ton of miles on the car, but it has had an annoying exhaust tick for quite some time.  Put in a set of nice copper gaskets last night, hopefully that corrects the problem going forward.  
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Engine Tech / Re: Front Accessory Drive Modifications
Quote from: 88BlueBird – on
Looks good! I had the accessory brackets on my 5.0L engine powder coated in aluminum color about 10 years ago when I did the engine swap. The aluminum powder coat still looks new and is super easy to clean. Wish I would have powder coated the engine and trans mounts while I was at it...oh well  :nonchalance:

Thanks.  I was heavily considering going with an aluminum color this go round, but am going to do black for all the brackets and then polished aluminum for all the pulleys.  I try to keep clean, but the black should help hide some dirt in the hard to reach places.  I hi-temp rattle can painted most of the stuff red years ago when I built the motor and put it in the car ... problem is ... most of the red on the engine has turned orange over the years due to the heat.  The accessory brackets have stayed red but the heads, block, timing cover, and water pump have all gone orange.
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Engine Tech / Re: Front Accessory Drive Modifications
Quote from: thunderjet302 – on
Nice project.

I went with a 95 amp 3G since I still have a clutch fan. Kept me from having to modify the alternator bracket, as the 95 amp has a smaller case.

The modification to the bracket is pretty minor ... just had to use a cut off wheel to take a small triangle shaped piece out of it, then tried to clean it up and blend it as nicely as I could.  Filed everything smooth and did some light sanding.  It's not really in a visible spot once it's on the car and any remaining imperfections will disappear when it's powder coated.
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Engine Tech / Front Accessory Drive Modifications
I haven't had working A/C since swapping in the 5.0 a decade plus ago ... a lot of the parts have just remained as place holders.  I decided I was going to try to clean some stuff up and overhaul all of my front accessory drive components.  So, in no particular order:

-3G alternator upgrade
-Smog pump and associated values/plumbing deleted
-A/C delete and relocation of power steering pump
-Underdrive pullies
-Polish belt tensioner and swap idler pulley
-Electric fan
-Powder coat brackets

I went to a small local car show this past Saturday and then started the tear down when I got home.  I got just about everything removed from the car.  Modified the alternator bracket and test fit the 3G.
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Misc Tech / Re: Electric Fan Opinions
Quote from: Tbird232ci – on
Years ago, I put in a universal, 2-row aluminum radiator, with aluminum fan shroud and 16" fan from Jegs. I didn't have air conditioning and had a manual transmission, so it was an inexpensive option for me at the time. I set up my own relays and used the EEC to trigger the relays (88 Turbo Coupe) and it worked great for me.

Right now, the Mishimoto dual fan setup for the fox body Mustangs is really popular and getting great reviews. The biggest issue seems to be that you'll likely have to relocate/replace your coolant reservoir if it's one that mounts to the shroud. I can't remember what setup you have right now.

Also, if you haven't already, this would be a great time to convert to a 130a 3G alternator.

Thanks for the feedback.  I don't have a 3G alternator yet, but that's a part of the plan as well ... will probably be purchasing one within the week.  My coolant reservoir is the style that is mounted to the front of the core support, so no worries/issues there. 
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Misc Tech / Electric Fan Opinions
Considering swapping to an electric fan set up.  Just wanted to get opinions on what folks have used and how happy (or unhappy) you are with it.