i need to replace the alternator but dont really have the money to take it to a shop and get it done, is it easy enough to do by myself?

 

It'll take you 5 minutes with "normal" hand tools.

 

It's very simple, a hinge bolt and a fixed bolt. Stick a srewdiver under it and pry up till the belt is tight and tighten down the fixed bolt. I bought one on ebay the other day for 10 bucks, plus $15 shipping. It works great. I have an n/a but used an alternator from a turbo, apparently they are the same.

 

^what they said...easy. I'll sell you my 2 month old alternater...i want to get the bigger more expensive fd alternater

 

I'd hit It.

Duffmangt, just a suggestion. If you are up for It, I can send you a FD Alternator fitted for the FC. It's worlds different than the FC's Alternator output. Details can be found In my stickied thread within the 2nd Gen Parts Forum.

 

hardest part is getting the belt on nice and tight. like whoever said up there, i stuck a wrench under the alt, pryed it up, and tightened the screw really fast.

 

no problem to install, but one IMPORTANT thing:

always unhook the negative battery cable before messing with the alternator. otherwise it is very easy to arc it, which at the very least will blow your main fuse, at worst could ruin all kinds of stuff, especially the voltage regulator in the alt.

pat