Alternator Electrical

Once the alternator was mechanically fitted, I ran the electrical connection and started the wiring loom installation.  A picture of wiring path for reference:

I found that the cable was a little long, so ran it under the chassis support and into the alternator as shown above.

Alternator Fixing

After fixing the engine, I fitted the alternator next.

I have read several reports of poor battery charging caused by a bad earth path, so I decided to clean some of the powder coating off the mounting brackets to stop this from happening.

And then fitted the brackets into place on the block:

The alternator was mounted into place and the brackets tweaked to ensure that the belt will run straight:

And finally ran the belt and tensioned it.