I did the Bosch last Winter. No mechanical changes. No electrical changes
except removing the terminals from the connector block. It works great.
Don't know about the GM. I remember reading you had to grind something.
- Hugh
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ian Clough
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 11:12 PM
> To: triumph list
> Subject: GM or Ford Alternator for TR6??
>
>
> I just read Tom Gentry's article "TR6 Bosch Alternator
> Installation" on VTR. He used a Ford Festiva (Bosch)
> alternator, but the general web concensus seems to be
> the GM.
>
> I also read Dan Masters article about GM alternators
> in TR6's but he only talks about wiring and no
> mechanicals (mounting, position, brackets). Would
> anyone have any thoughts on which one would be easier
> to put into a TR6?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ian Clough
> '75 TR6
> Ottawa
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