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KId, after extensive checking, I found all alts except the low amp super-minis sourced from golf carts have the same length armatures as stock but variable OD cases. Some have clock-able rear cases to clear the big 12V power connection and the cylinder head. I used a semi-mini alt from a Geo Metro/Suzuki Samarai. As-rebuilt for NAPA auto Parts in the U.S, it's 2" smaller OD than stock, 3 lbs lighter than a stock 61 amp but puts out 75 amps max, and is a 3-wire. It can be shimmed to mount securely in a stock Pantera alt/AC bracket & line up a vee belt. These alts (and others) come with a serpentine drive pulley but your stock pulley fits the armature shaft. Different from serpentine-drive waterpumps, alts can drive in either direction with no efficiency loss.