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Re: Making a welder from an alternator and engine
Sanddrag, your best bet to get an alternator cheap is a salvage yard. See if you can locate one that has retired police cars. With all the electronics they require part of the "police package" from the factory was a heavy duty electrical system and larger alternator than a standard production vehicle. Caprice, Crown Vic........doesn't matter. If it's still installed on the car get the mounting brackets also which may help you out when you go to assemble your welder.
For the Crown Vic, the police package included a 135 amp vs. a 95 amp or 100 amp (depending on year) for a regular production vehicle. Caprice would be similar. You should be able to locate a used alternator for $25-$50 at a salvage yard.
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