Thread: Trip preparation

Here's my solution to fitting 2 batteries under the passenger seat, anyone skillful, please don't mark me on my crappy overhead welds I was too busy burning myself to do any better ( I'm an electrician, poor quality welding is part of our training) the ones inside the box are good, honest! The 2 batteries are 250 x 170 and 220 high. Can't see how anything bigger could fit through the lid. The auxilliary is 80 A.h by Supercharge.

Originally Posted by 2stroke

The alternator is actually a Bosch copy, brand is "Auto Electrics Australia" just bought it from a local auto electrician, part no. ALT7811. It's been in there over 5 years now and checked the bearings 2 weeks ago (only by spinning it) and still good.

G/day mate, after what happened to me with a alternater, i would modify the bottom mount , (the little short bolt that sceews into the housing) Drill the hole right through the housing and fit a hi tensile bolt and nylon lock nut. Reason??, my bottom bolt sheared off, then the tension of that serpetine belt pulled the alternater fan into the power steering pump pulley, then sheared the top bolt, Hence the alternater ended up on the road not nice out in the scrub, I know of one other that did exactley the same thing!!.


Cheers Sumo

Thanks Sumo will look at that.