my friend here in hurricane alley built a gen. from a vw diesel, he tried the trans and its output shaft as well and it didnt work, he finally ended up using the motor with a shaft that he built that ran off the front of the motor like a "live drive" setup used on many commercial trucks. it worked fine and still does. the vw diesel is much smaller and lighter and has only 50hp and 50ft lbs of torque, it works though. keep in mind you will have to have any external shaft balanced.

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