Well we spent a few hours prepping the car for the motor swap planned for next weekend. I removed the transmission tunnel cover, packed up all the lighting install stuff I left laying all over the car, and my pops installed the new GM Delco 63amp one wire alternator. He did nice clean quick job with minimal modifications so that the stock alternator can easily be put back in if needed.
He used a generic curved alternator bracket we picked up at O'reilly's, cut shorter and bent to fit. Then used a Y connector to connect the two main lines to a single wire to the alternator. The belt is also a bit longer than stock to accommodate the large diameter of the alternator. It works great, the volt meter is showing a steady 14 volts and will provide plenty of juice for the off road lights.
Also, our application for the Arse-Sweat-Apalooza has been set accepted, so it is official. We are going to try and do a real 24 hour strait race in the Spitfire. If we can finish the race it will be our greatest accomplishment so far as a team. I can not wait for June 30th..
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