[djf]

That old GM stuff, I can get an alternator for it for like 50 bucks.
My Nissan will cost me a good 150-180 bucks for an alternator, and that’s still me doing the install!

[Smokin' Joe]

Yeah, mine is a chevy 1/2 ton, almost 300,000 hard miles on it, and about ready for a new mill (the last one, fully rebuilt, lasted 125,000 so far, but I had an A&P (airframe and powerplant) mechanic friend walk me through the build, so I can't take all the credit for that.

The new motor is on my 'to do' list along with a host of other minor repairs and some bodywork and paint, before I 'retire' it to pioneer vehicle status at 40 years old.

It won't be a commercial vehicle at that point, but one ten dollar set of tags and it's good forever (no annual registration fees).

It was a mere pup of seven years when I got it...