[767Jockey]

Originally Posted by RICK LAKE

767 Jockey You need the voltage regulator to match the output on the ALT. There are heavyduty and regulator ones. Look for a 60 amp atl and go with that regulator. Try F-250 trucks for Ford squire wagons. You might want to look at a 1 wire Alt setup. It svaes alot of problems. I do have my regulator mounted on the flat side of the L/s fender. This is where ERA mount thiers. ERA mount there Alt on the r/s of the motor, mine is on the L/s because of the P/S setup I run. If you are running alot of electricial things, a 60 amp is boarder line for keeping the battery charged at Idle for a long time. Add up the total amps used with everything on, Fans, blower motor, lights, MSD ignition( this is a big drainer)Fuel pump if electric. You may want to look at the MAD setup. Try looking at old threads on charging systems. A couple of the guys are running 100 or 140 Alts. I have an old Autocraft 100amp Alt and the thing weights about 12 pounds and is huge. Rick L. Would they let you borrow a generator off your plane Doug?

Maybe I should go with an alternator off one of the big Rolls Royce RB-211's on my plane!
All joking aside, I just found a local place run by absolutely super folks. It's one of the last electrical rebuild houses around here, and he's a hot rodder at heart. This guy gets the whole Cobra thing. He's taking my original style Autolite 3 wire 60 Amp alternator and is rebuilding it and upgrading the internals for 100 amps. He's checking into original colors for the case, pulleys, vane on the front, etc. When he's done it will look exactly like an original, but it'll put out 100 amps. The cost? A measly $119.00! This guy took an hour working with me, and it seemed he enjoyed every minute of it, just a great guy.

I brought my old parts house generic regulator with me. He said it's better than an original because it's an electronic rather than mechanical regulator like the original (whatever that means). I may have the terminology wrong there, but that's the basic idea. He said for me to look for an original looking regulator, and to bring it to him. He'll swap the cover off the original one and put it on my better working new one, which is fully compatible with the higher output of the alternator. Now, all I have to do is find an original looking one with the "Autolite" name on the front. Anyone?

Sal, are you out there?