Re: Howard's 47 Custom project

Posted by PackardV8 On 2016/1/17 16:50:05

By all means continue on with your current design. Looking forward to the results.

I'm not familiar enuf with the '47 engine compartment configuration.

But up for consideration would be to drive an alternator FACE TO FACE from the FRONT of OEM generator or face to face from the front of the AC compressor.

That would require that the alternator be able to produce a charge operating in reverse rotation. Need to double chek me on this but i'm pretty surea generator will produce in EITHER direction of rotation. I'm thinking an alternator would produce also in reverse rotation but i'm not sure.

So NO belt pulley groove size would be an issue. Just make somekind of a bracket that straps or bolts to OEM generator and supports the ALternator out in front of the generaator FACE TO FACE> Maybe take a cheap 12 point socket (theeey're soft easy to cut) and use that as a coupler between the gen and the alt.

Of course this assumes that there is enuf room between front of gen and radiator or anyother obstructions in front of the gen that would prohibit use of the alternattor to fit.

OR, maybe run the alternator likewise mounted to the AC compressor.