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Tue Nov 12, 2024 9:24 am

Thought you guys might get a kick out of this. Went last weekend out to the desert with my ‘60 ragtop with a 36hp equipped with a 74mm Porsche A/B crank with chromed journals, rods journals cut for shortened VW rods, 8:0 compression, stock jugs, WW Okrasa kit, 12v conversion using the Tudor alternator and Pertronix module.
My friends old tunnel buggy is built off a ‘56 Ghia pan, built way back in the day. Has a stock 36hp with vintage home made intakes with 28 Solex PCIs with the chokes removed and homemade Okrasa like linkage. Runs like a bat out of Hades.

Tue Nov 12, 2024 12:17 pm

At first I thought it was a 12V generator on a 36hp stand....I've been looking for a review on that 6V alternator setup.
Whats the word? Is it good? Consistent output?
Contact cleaner really goes a long way making a 6V system wake up, but that could be the final solution.

Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:06 pm

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10292633#10292633

https://tudorcarparts.co.uk/products/tudor-dynamat...5RrJx_HF8t

Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:11 pm

oldslow wrote: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10292633#10292633

https://tudorcarparts.co.uk/products/tudor-dynamat...5RrJx_HF8t

I've seen that discussion....but nobody has actually offered any first hand info about it? It's all of us just asking "How does it work!?"

Tue Nov 12, 2024 4:42 pm

There is an alternator kit for 25hp/36hp engines..
link below ..

https://repuestossam.com/en/electricity/e002.html

Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:40 pm

Bub wrote: At first I thought it was a 12V generator on a 36hp stand....I've been looking for a review on that 6V alternator setup.
Whats the word? Is it good? Consistent output?
Contact cleaner really goes a long way making a 6V system wake up, but that could be the final solution.

I’ve been that Tudor set up now for four or five months. It’s exposed to the elements, it went through a thrashing along with the rest of the car last Saturday, and it’s works flawlessly.

Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:41 pm

[email protected] wrote: There is an alternator kit for 25hp/36hp engines..
link below ..

https://repuestossam.com/en/electricity/e002.html

That’s way more expensive than the Tudor one.

Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:48 pm

I didn't say it was cheap lol was just pointing out that there are kits out there ....I can bet if I never posted the link to it no one would know that there are other options that no one knows of or talks about ......

Fri Nov 15, 2024 9:44 am

Expensive off road vintage speed!!!!!!!!

Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:06 am

Love the denzel engines ...wish the ba$tards who stole my denzel and preA engines have the biggest karma ever ....my all time favorite engines would be the porsche 367 engine , than denzel , porsche 4 cam engine ,356preA engine ..okrasa ...is that denzel off road a runner or still around ..or is it just old pictures of one ????

Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:36 pm

Your Denzel reminded me of this one that was 4 sale in Australia a few years ago.

Wed Nov 27, 2024 1:21 am

Dave Becker wrote: Your Denzel reminded me of this one that was 4 sale in Australia a few years ago.

Nice to see old off road beetles. How about pics from BAJA 1000?

Another point, for ex in germany, in the 70 and early 80 years at many military barracks on sunday, there were offroad races with modified beetles. For ex at monteith barracks fuerth, germany. Who has pics? Thanks!