You are
buying a very hard to find light weight alternator housing for a 245mm fan and a light weight alternator for a Porsche 911 and 914-6. Please check out the photos in detail,
we always take a bunch of them. Only the one fan housing for the light weight alternator is included, the two last photos show
other housings (the one in this listing is the shallow step on on the right) and an assembly with light and heavy alternator in comparison. This is an
excellent fan housing for a light weight alternator in good, used working condition.
Over the
years (65-89) Porsche went through many modifications of both, the housing and
the alternator. The housings started as aluminum housings, then went to
the lighter magnesium housings like the one in this listing, and the magnesium housings were changed 7 times for
different alternator sizes, fan sizes (78-79 cars had the smaller 228mm like
the sixties race cars, all others 245mm), and once the heavier, higher wattage
alternators were used the bases had become very thin and were very prone to
cracking, so there were more versions to fix that.
Also, over
the years Porsche went through at least nine versions of alternators. They ranged
in size from 50 Amp to 70 amp to 90 amp and finally 100 Amp, early on specified
as only 490 watt (35/41amp depending on 12 or 14V specs). They had Bosch,
Motorola, Valeo and Marchal. Porsche changed from external to internal
regulators. These alternators vary by almost five pounds in weight depending on
size and manufacturer. The boys and girls with the big stereos want the big and
heavy, high wattage ones; the racers want the much lighter ones - the housing for that is offered in this listing. On top of this, you have to be careful, because certain
alternators only fit with different housings due to the deeper step in the
base - please check the last couple of photos! It is very easy to order replacement fan housing and the alternator will
not fit to the proper depth for the fan, or opposite, it is easy to order an
alternator and it will not fit to the proper depth in the housing.
This light
weight fan housing for a smaller, light weight alternator was correct for many cars from 1967-1973
and also for some cars of later years up to 1977. It will fit any car from
1969-1989.
Shipping and
handling is set at a flat rate of 17.95 to the lower 48 continental US States (it
will not fit into a large flat rate box!).
Please
inquire about international shipping as we try to get it done as reasonably as
we can.
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out my store for many early and late 930 parts, many 911 race parts, wheels,
engine components and many other rare and special Porsche parts.
All items
sold as is. Payment must be received within 7 calendar days. Items will ship
after payment has cleared. PA residents pay 6% sales tax.