Relocating the alternator

[David2269]

I bought the bracket for relocating the alternator from Tony White as he mentioned having some difficulty in getting parts manufactured going forward. I think this is a common modefication. Any advice or tips on doing this would be much appreciated.

[jbuckl]

All you need is the bolts, belt and fly lead.

Flylead available from ej wards.

Securely route the lead.

[richardthestag]

run main brown high current wires to the back of the starter motor. extend the brown / yellow around the engine bay to the new location

[Wht75Stag]

I bought the extension lead from EJ Wards. My alternator was already moved to the high mount position on the LHS. I am rewiring the car as the PO had totally botched it installing a cutoff switch for racing.
The new lead came with female terminals so I am puzzled about how to join it to the wiring loom as the new loom also has female terminals which would normally go to the alternator low on the RHS. Do I run the Ward’s lead directly from the alternator to the starter or do I change the terminals on the Ward’s lead to male?

[DJT]

The loom and extension lead have female connectors because, originally, there would have been a black plastic double male connector clamped to the battery positive lead near the bottom of the RH suspension turret. This was the subject of a near miss thread recently.

https://socforum.com/forum/forum/stag-owners-club/soc-forum/871202-a-tale-of-caution-woe-i-nearly-lost-my-stag-in-an-electrical-fire