HO alt for a chevette.

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif Yes I said it...I've got a 1980 chevette that is my daily driver/project car. As you can imagine, I'm having trouble locating a high output alt for it. I dont plan on running alot of power...1500 watts max, but I dont think my stock 37 amp alt is going to even have enough juice for the 400 watts I'm going to run as a temp setup. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif HOalternators quoted me $500 for a 200 amp which is what I paid for the car..haha. I found a 200 amp/105 amp idle that claims to fit "most gm vehicles from 19xx-1985".

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-CHEVY-200-AMP-HIGH-OUTPUT-ALTERNATOR-ONE-WIRE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33573QQihZ003QQitemZ130144554529QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Anyone have any experience with these alts? Seems to have sold alot, and they have 100% feedback. Just wanted to see what you all thought...? Keep in mind, I cant afford to put a $400-$500 alt on this car so that's out of the question. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

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[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I didn't know those cars still ran...lol

 

[cbrrocketrdr 10+ year member]

no joke my friend fiance has a 1980 chevette got it for $250...has 60k ORIGINAL haha the thing still sucks though...its RWD isnt even close to that of my old 2nd gen rx7 lol

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Mine has 85k original miles. And it still runs pretty good for a 27 year old car. Drive it 75+ miles a day and she's still tickin'. It's no hotrod by any means, but it goes from A to B. One of these days it'll get a v6 swap to help out with the lack of power. Paint and rims are also in mind. I really like the car for the originality. I've only saw 1 other running chevette around, and it's an old lady. Plus it's got alot of cargo area. 2x MJ18 + hatch = loud? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif