hi guys another question. this site proving more valuable then i thought. ok my problem, im making my T3 into a show car i want vw to be seen as cool and get the respect they deserve from the younger crowd. so i been spending heaps of dosh doing most of the work myself and have just put in a massive competition sound system with fold down tv n the lot but my alternator is to little and i cant power it all so what can i use that will fit my baby and power my battery?
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You got any pix of you car.
I haven't confirmed it yet as I don't have alternator to play with yet. I hypothesis that you can use a type 1 alternator, mount a pulley on the
other end (where the fan would be) and then mount it backwards in the type 3.
And I also recon if it can fit? to install an alternator fan pulley on the original pulley end. That will serve as the cooling for the alternator as
there is no air port like the type 3 generator. it will pull air through the alternator
from belt housing out through the fan on what used to be the front of the alternator.
In case you are wondering, alternators work in both directions of rotation as they are a 3 phase alternating current generator, which is rectified via
the diodes in the rectifier to provide DC.
Oh and an alt will be no good for a show car since it needs to be running to charge. You will need to install an inverter, and plug it in to run everything.
inverter? you mean the other way around.
But I think he wants it so it doesn't just die while using the car.
One guy here, modded up an alternator to fit, was some custom work.... give him some time he might find this and reply
But don't loose hope. Just cause there was no factory option doesn't mean it can't be retrofitted 
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lol 40 amps.
you need ?? well depends on the sound system but most serious systems require anywhere up of 75 amp. I have seen some systems well over 250 amps 
3 alternators just to run the car. Can't remember how many batteries 
Sorry man, It was an example.
Heath, just ask this guy about everything. He knows it all
theres a few people around that have adapted modern car alternators to fit type3 pancake engines
Im pretty sure mickH or someone on here has pictures somewhere of how they did it
Edit* like so...
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=78941
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posted by bajachris88 One guy here, modded up an alternator to fit, was some custom work.... give him some time he might find this and reply But don't loose hope. Just cause there was no factory option doesn't mean it can't be retrofitted |
Just found this.....
http://www.aircoolednut.com/erkson/ttt/engine/gen2alt.htm
thats right, it was Mick H as Joel stated
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I thought that too Matt, but then I realised its in the type3 section not watercooled ??
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Hey madhouse project sound really interesting I've yet to see a big sound system with screens look good in a classic car they tend but if your
mission is to make young kids like it then that's certainly gun a win points and hey Darryl mcbeth made magnas cool so anything is possible!! Haha...
Any pics or other plans ideas wheels suspension interior body / chassis mods??? I look forward to seeing more sounds like a great project..
Ps here's a pic to show you what I mean about the magna
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2854/4161/7134580001_medium.jpg
Hey madhouse project sound really interesting I've yet to see a big sound system with screens look good in a classic car they tend but if your
mission is to make young kids like it then that's certainly gun a win points and hey Darryl mcbeth made magnas cool so anything is possible!! Haha...
Any pics or other plans ideas wheels suspension interior body / chassis mods??? I look forward to seeing more sounds like a great project..
Ps here's a pic to show you what I mean about the magna
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2854/4161/7134580001_medium.jpg
Lots of threads on this at the samba.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=400510
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=335193
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=377832
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=421619&highlight=alternator
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=417192&highlight=alternator
hey thanks heaps for all the help guys thankfully things dont look so bleak now. i was thinking of making a thread to show you guys what ive been doing with my car but i wasn't sure if people would think i was an attention seeking newbie so i dunno if you see it you will no its me due to the big MAD HOUSE sticker, feel free to pull me over and chat
by the way its a type 3 sorry about the wrong abbreviation