Sorry my computer died and I just got back online. The splines on the shaft go into the snowmobile pulley. I believe I am going to do is have them cut the shaft at 9" and then cut splines in it so that it will slid into the gearbox coupler splines. It is just large enough to get away with it. I just have to have them tell me if the shaft is hardened already, which will make it hard to work with. I am not 100% sure I will weld it, I want to be able to replace it if it breaks. But the way it would be, it would have play in there that would just grind away over time. The shaft will be secured by 2 bearings in pillow blocks, so it should be strong.
Has anyone ever put an alternator on a buggy? I do not think the stator on this will power as much as the old engine would. It only had a 15 watt head light on the sled.
Thinking about something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-C...Q5fAccessories
Which is a simple single wire setup.
Thoughts?