Thread: Anyone run their alternator off of the driveshaft??? {Hemi in my '32 project}..

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I've ran the alternator off the rear end on a couple different cars.... As long as you have a "substantial" battery to cover any stop and go type driving where it will not be doing a lot of charging it works quite well... I also build in a pair of battery charger external connections that are easy to access on track days to get the battery at full charge between rounds. I usually use the small alternators, think the last one I used was a Nippendenso made for a Toyota or Nissan---- about 90 amps output and uses an internal voltage regulator..... They work fine, but do of course have their limitations.....

Thanks Daffy, Hotroddaddy & Dave, Dave you brought something to mind. And that's a small alternator. The bracket I got from Hot Heads is made to hold a GM alternator but maybe I could modify the bracket to hold a smaller alternator? I will check on this! And the instructions for the bracket said that it would work on the passenger side but using in on the drivers side was better. Don't know why this would make a difference but I'll check tomorrow. I think the steering box is in the way of putting the alternator on the drivers side. Ah ha, maybe this is why most folks put a small block in their '32's??? Thanks again, Bill