Altenator cover swap.

[nurse]

Having striped and restored my FJ altenator cover, the British weather has beaten me again and the corrosion is starting to creep back.

So I was thinking about something like this off of fleabay :Item #:   230842652213

Does anyone know if the xjr style altenator cover will fit on the fj??

[pete m]

Having striped and restored my FJ altenator cover, the British weather has beaten me again and the corrosion is starting to creep back.

So I was thinking about something like this off of fleabay :Item #:   230842652213

Does anyone know if the xjr style altenator cover will fit on the fj??

Like you I have the same problem and the same question, those covers with the tuning fork in them look really good.

[racerrad8]

Does anyone know if the xjr style altenator cover will fit on the fj??

No, they are different housing and they will not interchange.

Randy - RPM

[nurse]

Does anyone know if the xjr style altenator cover will fit on the fj??

No, they are different housing and they will not interchange.

Randy - RPM

Not the answer I was hoping for, but thanks anyway Randy!
You got any tricks up your sleeve for the future on this one Randy?

Anyone else got any ideas/suggestions?  I could try to source a good condition replacement but I was hoping to go for something a bit different!

[mark1969]

Could you not replace the whole alternator with an XJR one? (that has a cover of course)

In the process you would get a newer alternator and a nice looking cover. 

Only saying because I was thinking of the same, but funds do not permit..

[hein]

I had the same corrosion problem since B. C. weather and the liberal use of salt on the roads makes a mess of a lot of parts. I removed the cover stripped it in the glass beader and had it powdercoated black.

Five years later it still looks great.

Hein.

[Country Joe]

How about giving the cover a good polish job and then having it clear powder coated?

[aviationfred]

Could you not replace the whole alternator with an XJR one? (that has a cover of course)

In the process you would get a newer alternator and a nice looking cover. 

Only saying because I was thinking of the same, but funds do not permit..

I had the same thought on whether or not an XJR alternator would be a direct swap. My concern other than the bolt holes lining up with the crankcase, would be if the voltage/amperage is the same and if not how will it effect the electrical system.

Fred

[racerrad8]

I had the same thought on whether or not an XJR alternator would be a direct swap. My concern other than the bolt holes lining up with the crankcase, would be if the voltage/amperage is the same and if not how will it effect the electrical system.

They are the same bolt pattern & voltage, they just changed the exterior design for the XJR.

Randy - RPM

[Capn Ron]

When I did my rebuild, my powder coater mistakenly coated the entire alternator cover in gloss black.  I had specified the masking of the brushed silver part because it matches the other engine covers.  I was disappointed with the all-black look, but two years later...it still looks like a new part.

Cap'n Ron. . .

[Grey runner]

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/yamaha/YP-2GH-81600-55-00.html

This a link to yamaha parts aproved by Yamaha, it shows that the FJ alternator can be used on other models so the reverse can be applied,  years ago I used an FZR generator on my FJ whiched looked like an XJR one, racers at the time used to remove the alternator so if you could find a race electric tuner they my still have some on the shelf.