Hey,
Replaced the old alternator with a new one, didn't solve my charging/blowing fuse issue.
Found a bad wire on the external voltage regulator and soldered that back together. That seems to have fixed my problem.
No more charge light and no more blown fuses, and the battery is charging, however, now I'm getting pulsing lights all throughout the car and my charge voltage is jumping from 13-15 randomly (also affects idle?) So I am thinking the reg is bad.
Thanks,
Car also did run fine without the engine fuse - just no charge
Also car wiring has definitely been hacked into in its lifetime - unfortunately...