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Originally Posted by elhigh
That is very cool.
Are they together on a subframe, so you can raise them like a big solid tonneau?
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Yeah, they are bolted to two pieces of aluminum angle that sit inside the bed rails and bolt in behind the cab. They could easily swivel at that point if needed.
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Not sure if I would feel so comfortable with a full alternator delete (probably I'd rather work around a stator like the ones used in motorcycles and mount it in the place of the crankshaft pulley), but it's an interesting project. And yes, apart from eliminating the alternator drag, a tonneau can do miracles in a truck...
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You can't give up the idea of burning fuel to make electricity, huh?
It doesn't matter how you configure the magnetics, it's still a conversion of fuel energy.