Long story short, I have an electrical drain. Had it since I got the car, but never bothered trying to sort it out. I've had other priorities. I had a thread on this a while back but can't manage to find it.

Now, I've checked the obvious and managed to trace it to the alternator signal wire. When plugged in, I have a drain. Enough to kill the battery over night. I've had the ALT tested and checked out okay. I was thinking a stuck diode, but tests show other wise. I pulled it and inspected it and found that it's a re manufactured (label on the side says so) stock ALT and after tracking down some info on the alt, it would appear that it is most likely internally regulated. My question is, could my drain be a result of using an internally regulated ALT on an externally regulated system? I mean, the B310 is externally regulated right?


If so, how do I go about removing the external regulator?

Gauge suggestions? Looking at a few on ebay that seem pretty nice. Got a bit tach already to slide right in the middle. Gonna re-use the old speedo as well since those things are so d--n expensive!

What do you guys think??

I've heard that the quality is crap, which is why I haven't replaced any just yet.

Thats cool man. Looks like you did a great job building here.

OOps, forgot. Diffs are rated by torque. I'll keep that in mind.

Anything more the 300HP wouldn't be necessary at the moment. A 12 second car is plenty fast for me. I'm selling my 73 Honda this weekend, so I'll have some money for my car.

Thanks for the info again! I'll start shopping around.

That's some good info. A friend has an old 351W on a T45(?) tranny in an old Mustang that he's scrapping. It always seemed like a cool idea. Would if be an okay fit?

Also, what are some good options for rear diffs? I've been told the Ford 9 inch is a popular and strong choice for the 1200. I know the stock is only rated to 200Lb-FT and I don't want to take any chances.

I suppose that's where I'll look since it has a tiny T5 tranny that would be light as well.

Thanks!!

Sounds like you need to invest in a set of traction bars for the rear end.