ca18det alternator ka front swap doesn't work

[bias]

It's been a while since I've posted. I had twins last year so the car has been on the burner for a while. So I decided to pull the engine from my hatch and drop it in a coupe. I did a few things to the top end but nothing major. The car started and ran good for a couple test runs up and down the street. I had to hook up my guages and timer to make sure everything was good, then my car started running rough. I checked the voltage and it was only 12.9-13.2 I decided to pull the alternator and check it out. Well needless to say I screwed it up(Some things should not be DIY lol). Anyway, I had a ka24de alternator and tried the front cover trick. The bearings are not the same size and the holes don't match up? If anyone has really done this please help.

[float_6969]

Get your CA alt. rebuilt. Phil said his front swapped alternator didn't last long.

[bentvalves]

its hard to find a place that will rebuild it good. I got one rebuilt and the voltage regulator died about a year later so im running around on a used 20 year old alternator again The place that rebuilt the other one did such a good job of making it LOOK brand new, as all the cases were sand blasted and lightly oiled.....very nice job on the surface, such a shame.

[bias]

Well I got it figured out. I have the KA alt on. I made a custom bracket. I took pictures and will do a right up asap. Don't worry it's not hack! You will still be able to use your factory tensioner

Here you go zer...t-rwd
Modified by bias at 4:53 AM 12/20/2009