Ford 95amp Alternator conversion

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vandor
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Your car is a: 1971 124 Spider
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Ford 95amp Alternator conversion

Post by vandor »

Hello,

Some of you know that I have converted Jeff's 124 Coupe to the Ford 95 amp alternator.
It turned out to be a lot more work than expected, as there is no off the shelf pulley that
will work and we had to have some custom made.
Anyways, the alternator has been on the car for 200 miles now and it works very well. It
gives over 14 volts even with the lights, fan and wipers on. The wipers are actually super
fast now, see here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6sFtVbRB0Q

Since we had to have the pulleys made we decided to make kits, available either with a
new or used (tested good) alternator, or we can sell just the pulley and/or a new voltage regulator to
those who want one. Unfortunately having the pulleys made cost and arm and a leg...

Here is a pic of it installed:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54042764@N ... 4/sizes/l/

Please let me know if there is any interest...

Thanks,

Csaba
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Csaba
'71 124 Spider, much modified
'17 124 Abarth, silver
http://italiancarclub.com/csaba/
Co-owner of the best dang Fiat parts place in town
mdrburchette
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Your car is a: 1972 Fiat 124 Sport
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Re: Ford 95amp Alternator conversion

Post by mdrburchette »

Very nice work, Csaba. Wow, those wipers are so fast, I was expecting the rubber to fly off. A vast improvement over the original. How's the new motor doing? Have you guys dynoed it yet?
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vandor
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Your car is a: 1971 124 Spider
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Re: Ford 95amp Alternator conversion

Post by vandor »

Denise,

Thanks for your comments!
We have not dynoed the engine, we are waiting for the machine shop to finish the airbox.
We are not their top prioriy, it appears...
No point in dynoing it with the little square filters it has now, as they do not flow very well.
I am planning on doing a writeup on the whole build once I have a little time.
bye,

Csaba
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Csaba
'71 124 Spider, much modified
'17 124 Abarth, silver
http://italiancarclub.com/csaba/
Co-owner of the best dang Fiat parts place in town
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