I went to a local salvage yard and got one for a '83 Buick - 85 amp. I just
told the guy at the yard what I wanted to do and we went and looked to see
what he had on the shelf. I can try to get the GM part number if someone else
doesn't come up with one.
Modifications to my '77 1500:
Lower mount went straight on, no mods
I built a new slide bracket out of 1 1/4" angle iron, notched and bent a
little for clearance
changed the wiring as per the VTR article
went a few rounds with the parts counter to get a belt that fit
Now I've got a 1500 Spit with enough juice to power just about anything,
halogen headlamps, boomin' stereo, jump start my old ford truck, ect...
Thanks,
Paul Mostrom
'77 Spitfire 1500
'80 Ford F-100 (Triumph Support Vehicle)
'Black holes, where God divided by zero......'
-----Original Message-----
From: nikolai jaremka [mailto:njaremka@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 7:13 AM
To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: alternator p/n
this goes out to all those on the list that have changed thier
car over to a GM style alternator. i went to the auto parts
store yesterday, and the part counter guy was a complete ass and
wouldn't help me out. but, that's grounds for a completly
different thread. my queston is this: what alternator part
number did you use, and what else did you need to
accomidate(sp?) it into your car?
like i said, i went to the parts store yesterday to see if i
could get some help in finding an alternator that i could easily
fit into my car. well i told the guy at the counter what i
wanted to do and he blatanly told me "i don't want to help you
with this problem." well, that's going to be the last time i go
there for anything. now i'm going to have to find another place
to buy parts.
so, i looked around for a part number on one of the conversion
guides and couldn't find one. at that, i'm opening it up to you
guys to help me out. anyone?
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nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york
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