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dad's deuce roadster · 07-23-2022, 12:10 PM

Guys, I've been silent for a while, but things are moving with the engine for the 32 roadster. While our official engine builder sets our 8BA aside as it's racing season and he has $40,000 engines to build, my brother and I opted to do a low cost build on our what 59A with the small crack. We had some good leads on various parts at good prices and decided to take the risk that the crack would behave itself, especially running with a fan to control the temp.

In keeping with the low cost objective, for now we are OK with getting an alternator that is not traditional. We're looking for a single wire, negative ground part which can mount on the front of the navarro dual stromberg manifold. Given the dual cars, it needs to be a short alternator.

Note, looking at the avatar, we've dropped the diver helmet distributor in favor of the crab.

Any guidance on this will be appreciated.

07-23-2022, 12:10 PM	#1
dad's deuce roadster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: PA Posts: 107	alternator for a 59A Guys, I've been silent for a while, but things are moving with the engine for the 32 roadster. While our official engine builder sets our 8BA aside as it's racing season and he has $40,000 engines to build, my brother and I opted to do a low cost build on our what 59A with the small crack. We had some good leads on various parts at good prices and decided to take the risk that the crack would behave itself, especially running with a fan to control the temp. In keeping with the low cost objective, for now we are OK with getting an alternator that is not traditional. We're looking for a single wire, negative ground part which can mount on the front of the navarro dual stromberg manifold. Given the dual cars, it needs to be a short alternator. Note, looking at the avatar, we've dropped the diver helmet distributor in favor of the crab. Any guidance on this will be appreciated.