i went to see the car on the ramps on the way home from work. It is all a bit cramped in there, what with the 3&4 primaries, the alt', oil filter, engine mounts, Apollo sandwich plate and plumbing. The alt' was slackened off and free to move, but there is no way to get the cable plug off the back of the alt'. they also say they can't get to the back bolt on the alt' to remove it. They believe the only way to replace the cable is to remove primary 4 (then heating it with a torch and "scalloping" it with a hammer whilst it is off). i will phone them this morning with the alt' mod suggestion, and see how they take it.