Hi this is my first post on here so hope some 1 can help. Iv got a 71 square Back and want to put an altinator in it, as ive fitted a new stereo & driving at night with flashing head lights is only fun for so long. So i need more electricity ive been told about some bloke in the states that sells a kit but i wanted to know if someone here has made an altinator adapter or some thing to fit a type 1, 2 a type 3
thanks for any help
Telf

Might be be easier to fit a cap than an alternator...?

What is a cap?

How much power does you stereo need? It must be pretty big to dim the headlights. Are you running an amp and subs?

The place in the US you are referring to is probably the DDR. They do a number of different size alternator kits for type 3's. Considering the weight, shipping will cost a bit.

I think a "cap" is a capacitor. You can fit 1 or 2 Farrad capacitors to help deliver power to the stereo smoothly

You're right. No wonder i couldn't find their web site.
http://www.theddb.com/new/

Thanks Jo.

A neat solution. Would be good to find out what alternator and make your own strap and measure up for the belt. Their kit makes it easy though. A good mod to a type three.

iev posted it on hoodride as well and some youg guy has 1 of the ddb 1s hes gona take a few pics and post them. Being in yank land its probably an altinator you cant get here.
Making the strap and sorting the electrics shoudn't be to hard its the altinator itself thats the problem. To any 1 who is after a consealed sub box in a type 3 i can post some piks in afew weeks when i get my new camera it is built in under the back seat on the oposit side to the battery
ive got to perfect it this weekend to get maximum bass out of the 10" sub
Thanks

yeah a cap is a capacitor. Put simply, it soaks-up electrical grunt and makes it available to the amps for the split-seconds they need it to drive the woofer. If your lights are 'flashing' during big woofer excursions - my understanding - then an alternator won't help...

So where do you put it and where do you get 1 from
Thanks for the help by the way Mr vwcool

You'll need to ask at a car sound shop

i work nere 1 so ill ask tomorow
nice 1 have a good weekend

The alternator prob comes from a jap importer

JB HiFi sells capacitors. They start at around $250 from memory.

I read somewhere that some Mitsubishi alternators fitted to early model RX7's are the right size to fit in the saddle on the fan housing. The parts no's I have are:
A5T20374 - 50Amps- 70's RX7
A5T30575 - 55Amps- early 80's RX7
A2T04474 - 70Amps- late 80's RX7

Don't know if it's true as I haven't tried it. If anybody gets a chance to grab one from a wrecker and try it out let us know how it goes.

just bin down to the local auto electrician with print outs from the ddb web site he said the best bloke to help was away till after easter but he knows vdub (but he new a similar alt as on the orange pick of the ddb web site)
Will find out and post what he says