Hi I'm inquiring about a 50amp generator. I, have a '59 ford skyliner and I, believe Ford offered a 50amp. gen. for the cars with air conditioning and cars that were taxi cabs. If any one has one or knows of someone one who does please contact me at wabate@verizon.net... My name is Bill.

Best Reg. Bill Abate

Dual Quad, Consider an alternator conversion. Paint it black and only a concours judge will notice.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Frank's suggestion of using the alternator has merit. My sense is that while Forum members appreciate and enjoy their rides, most of us are not married to things being production original.

Updating things whether it is swapping out Loadomatic distributors for newer units with centrifugal & vacuum advance, switching from distributor ignition points to electronic modules, or swapping transmissions is done to make the ride more trouble free, hassle-free, reliable, and enjoyable.

My recollection is that generators do not charge at engine idle while alternators do. Unless you are involved in concours competition, what advantage is there to using a generator instead of an alternator?

NoShortcuts
a.k.a. Charlie Brown
near Syracuse, New York

Thanks Frank,

that is a possibility......Appreciate everyone's help with this and all the comments and thoughts.....I'd like to see a car that actually has a 50 or 60 amp system installed in it, cause it seems to big to fit....at least the voltage regulator does :-)

Jeff

Here is a pic of a Ford 3G 130 amp alternator installation I did on my 56.
marv

ON HUNDRED and THIRTY amp alternator!!! Marv, WHAT are you powering???

Nice installation...

NoShortcuts
a.k.a. Charlie Brown
near Syracuse, New York

A welder i reckon....


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South Australia

I have fuel injection on the engine, a FAST setup, which requires an electric fuel pump in the tank and electrical for the fuel injection. I also towed a trailer which used 12 volt DC for the fridge and to charge the trailer battery.

I am planning on installing AC sometime in the future so will need the extra amperage.

I used the Ford 3G alternator because it is internal regulated and much simpler to wire also has been improved engineered better than the previous 1G's or 2G Ford alternators known for burnt wires and fires. The mounting brackets are from a late 64 Ford pickup with a 292 and alternator.

The 3G is miles ahead of the GM alternators in quality.
marv

That wouldn't be difficult.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Thank you for posting the picture.....Looks good.... :-)

Marv, How do you like the FAST system? Easy to tune?

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Really good, the idle is unbelievable, you can hear every cylinder firing the same as the other, fuel economy is steady about +22 mpg running 70 mph with 3.25 rear end. I am going to install a 3.00 this spring as I sold my trailer so don't need the lower ratio for towing power anymore so should get even better mileage.

Tuning is simple just follow the instructions and it has a learning feature.

The only problem I have had so far with the Fast system was with the TPS which did not have the rubber moisture seal on the wiring harness plugin. It got wet when I washed the engine. I installed a new TPS, found the plugin seal in the kit box loose, installed it and have had no other problems.

I would never go back to a carburetor system now.