Alternator-only bracket?
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Alternator-only bracket?
Anybody sell a bracket & belt combo so that I can just run an alternator off the crank pulley, and a really short belt, without the tensioner / waterpump / etc pullies being involved? I've got an EWP and manual rack. Haven't seen one of those for sale around here, but have seen a few 'custom' units in pictures here and there.
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AFAIK, nobody sells a "bolt-on" solution, but it's easy enough to modify the alternator bracket so that the alternator will pivot a bit to adjust belt tension.
That's what I had on my car and it worked fine, even @ 7000+rpms. Sorry, I don't have any pictures of that old setup.
That's what I had on my car and it worked fine, even @ 7000+rpms. Sorry, I don't have any pictures of that old setup.
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Hey Tom,
Do you have any details on how you did that, or is it pretty much 'grab some bolts and wing-it' kind of mod?
Thanks!
Do you have any details on how you did that, or is it pretty much 'grab some bolts and wing-it' kind of mod?
Thanks!
I have the race only also. I fought with the altenator for a day or so and then found the solution. The altenator and altenator bracket stays in the stock location. I installed the tensioner pully in the idler pully location located on the altenator bracket. The altenator bracket needs to be modified a little to achieve this which means grind off some of the bracket support in that location. You'll see. You will use only 1 bolt to bolt on the tensioner pully. The tension from the belt will hold the pully in place. The belt size is 37". You will also need to grind off a portion of the lower bolt head so the belt does not rub. That's it. It works great. I'll e-mail you a pic if you are interested. This mod works great.
Tom
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Originally Posted by FSTR-THANU
Send me a pic please. I am curious to see how you idea came out.
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Tom
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The pic is on his web site at:
http://www.angelfire.com/pa4/tomther...er_pully_1.jpg
Looks like he just kind of flipped it around, put one bolt through it, and let tension hold the idler's bracket against the alternator's bracket. Good idea. I might try it before the SBSO gets here.
Does it bounce around much? I have a Katech idler right now, and since it's bolt-set, it doesn't bounce at all.
-Andrew
http://www.angelfire.com/pa4/tomther...er_pully_1.jpg
Looks like he just kind of flipped it around, put one bolt through it, and let tension hold the idler's bracket against the alternator's bracket. Good idea. I might try it before the SBSO gets here.
Does it bounce around much? I have a Katech idler right now, and since it's bolt-set, it doesn't bounce at all.
-Andrew