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hi...anyone convert their 6v system to a 12 volt system?...do you need 12volt points?..does the factory ammeter need to be replaced?..any wiring diagrams out there that someone could point me in the direction of?...thanx
Jimmy T
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Jimmy,
I did that conversion on my Ford 8N tractor. It was simple and inexpensive using a 1970 Toyota alternator regulated by a 1968-69 Mopar 2-wire regulator. The Toyota alternator matched the wide fan belt. No expensive conversion kit is needed. No other modifications were needed except a 12 volt coil.
My '36 Chevy pickup starts and runs fine on 6 volts.
Ray W
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ok..so I see that the filling station has a 6volt alternator for our cars..anyone use this on their cars?...looks like a pretty neat alternative rather than using a factory genie...I'm not doing an award winning car..i just want it running and driving...I was throwing around the 12volt conversion idea but I found this 6volt alternator and looks like hit a bingo..any input and/or insite on this would be greatly appreciated
thanx
Jimmy T 1931 Cabriolet
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yes..i have a 1950 8N that I did the same to..look at my post that I just put up...I found a 6volt alternator with the brackets and the pulley at the Filling Station
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Jimmy and JT 1969,
I know opinions vary on this but to me part of the fun of this hobby is finding inexpensive parts that accomplish the mission rather than feeding Chinese manufacturers of expensive aftermarket parts of questionable quality. It seems particularly cool to me that my Ford tractor is integrated with a Toyota alternator and a Mopar regulator to make a functional 12 volt system that works perfectly.
That's probably a reflection of the hot rod building culture I grew up in Southern California in the 1950s.
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Unless you're dead set on an alternator you could buy a correct, rebuilt, generator and be money ahead....... 
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say stay 6v do it right and will have no issues.
set up gen right, correct cables, good battery = good to roll
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I Put a 6v altner on our 29 that was made up by the local generator rebuilder and it works fine.
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I have been running 6 volt Chevrolets from 1918 to 1951 with the 6 volt systems in tact for nearly 50 years. Only when I tried 12 volt cables and had corroded ground paths did I have problems. That includes temperatures below freezing when I drove my '31 Coach as my work car during the winter in Michigan.
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