Thread: 4.6 in a Rambler.. questions..
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09-01-2008 05:05 PM #1
4.6 in a Rambler.. questions..
First off, the engine bay in my Rambler should be wide enough, if the engine at it's narrowest is 27"... but then I have the problem of the charging system.. The rambler currently has a 32A Motorola alternator, which I'm not even sure could run the 4.6's electronics, let alone, the A/C, cruise control and other things it will have after I'm done.. but what kind of alternator could I run? I don't think the stock 4.6 ford alt will like the ramblers wiring harness. I know the rambler can easilly be hooked into a GM 3 wire alt by changing some wires around, but can I get a custom unit that will fit the Ford mounts, and be a GM 3 wire?You don't know what you've got til it's gone
Matt's 1951 Chevy Fleetline- Driver
1967 Ford Falcon- Sold
1930's styled hand built ratrod project
1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Wolfsburg Edition- sold
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09-01-2008 05:22 PM #2
Forget the Rambler wiring harness and start over completely with an aftermarket harness compatible with the 4.6.... So much easier to start with all new wiring then trying to patch up, splice, and decipher a stock harness with all the extra junk in it that you won't even need.... One of the first things to go on the Bronco was the harness....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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09-01-2008 05:59 PM #3
would I have to change the wiring to the lights, blower motor ect....
my thinking was wiring the stock 4.6 computer and electronics in kind of in tandem using some relays and an ignition source to trigger them.. but only because I'd like a quick change over...
also, what can I do about the speedo? just thought about thatYou don't know what you've got til it's gone
Matt's 1951 Chevy Fleetline- Driver
1967 Ford Falcon- Sold
1930's styled hand built ratrod project
1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Wolfsburg Edition- sold
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09-01-2008 06:04 PM #4
Trust me.... Forget the stock stuff and get an aftermarket harness and rewire the entire car!!!!! Forget quick and cheap, do it right the first time and you'll have a lot fewer problems and a lot neater job....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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09-01-2008 06:45 PM #5
could I use the entire harness from the donor car?.. seems as tho there a close enough match, kind of.. I found an aftermarket harness for $695 but it comes with a computer and trans controller, things I was hoping to rob off of the donorYou don't know what you've got til it's gone
Matt's 1951 Chevy Fleetline- Driver
1967 Ford Falcon- Sold
1930's styled hand built ratrod project
1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Wolfsburg Edition- sold
Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
MSD 8360 distributor vacuum advance