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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 09:18 AM
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Joshua OWNS this thread!!!!!

HARD WORK
is where it's at, no amount of money can replace it!!!!!!!
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 10:52 AM
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I've been thinking about this thread and about altenators in general. I'm an old dude and drove cars with generators and voltage regulators. When they started putting altenators on cars I thought it was rocket science and that they were really custom or trick looking compared to the old black generator they replace. I've never thought the altenator was ugly. They look cooler all polished, plated or powder coated. But to me they are like a cast aluminum custom upgrade to any engine compartment.
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveDotenMotorsports
Joshua OWNS this thread!!!!!

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is where it's at, no amount of money can replace it!!!!!!!
Thanks man!
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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If thinking of chrome here is an excellent tutorial/post by Mike Mercury...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...lternator.html
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Cardinal Flyer
I'm amazed no one offers a disassemble/chrome/rebuild service!
If there's someone reputable out there, let me know.
Get with Jason ( forum name Cajundude) over at England Green Performance. I sent him mine a few years back and he dissasembled it, had it chromed, reassambled it and tested it and sent it back in about 2-3 weeks if I remember correctly. Think it was in the neighborhood of $325.
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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Some great ideas here! The alternators are the ugliest damned things on the car, but I can't see mine when I'm driving it and driving it is what I bought it for.
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