Re: 1965 Coronet alternator upgrade
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04/27/19 08:50 PM
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RapidRobert
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Any of the 70's dual field terminal alts would be an upgrade & either ground one of the field terminals if you are still useing the electromechanical "box" type reg (not recommended) or electronic "box" copy of it (OK) or if you are useing the "flat" OE 70's electronic reg then you would wire it up like normal. if you do still have the OE electromechanical box reg I would highly suggest tossing it & getting an electronic replacement (either the aftermarket box or the std OE flat one) & likely the alt will be a dual pulley so slight fore/aft adjustments will be needed but no big deal. & keep in mind that a single field terminal (early) alt will not work with the later (70's) OE "flat" reg unless you unground the grounded field terminal in the alt which you probably don't want to get into. If you needed more alt capacity than that, the Denso Andy mentioned would be a significant upgrade & it gets good reviews.
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Re: 1965 Coronet alternator upgrade
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04/28/19 01:18 PM
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AndyF
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You can buy complete Denso swap kits from 440Source or Mancini Racing. You can also buy the Denso 210-0106 alternator from Summit or get it off Amazon or ebay. Or you can go to a local wrecking yard and look for a Toyota 4Runner. They are getting harder to find these days so depending on your local yards that might not work. If you go to a wrecking yard you're looking for a 1985 to 1991 4Runner with a L4 engine so that might be hard to find. Rock Auto has the alternators for sale but I don't think their price is any lower than Summit or 440Source.
Last edited by AndyF; 04/28/19 01:25 PM.
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Re: 1965 Coronet alternator upgrade
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04/29/19 05:16 PM
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You can use a bracket kit to install a 60 amp Denso alternator from a late model Toyota 4Runner. The Toyota alternator will give you more amps when you need them and it will charge at idle. https://www.manciniracing.com/maenalbr.html how is that alternator regulated?
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Re: 1965 Coronet alternator upgrade
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07/01/19 04:21 PM
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The blue wire on the original regulator is keyed 12V, once you eliminate the original regulator there will be no power at the green wire so no need to insulate it.
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Re: 1965 Coronet alternator upgrade
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07/01/19 05:43 PM
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As John said you can run the blue wire that was on the "ign" terminal on the reg down to the alt or you could aesthetically splice the blue and green wires together at the reg (bypassing the reg) then connect the downstream end of the green wire to the Denso field terminal, whichever works best for you.
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