As Ron says, don't be afraid of diving in and doing your own bracket - just
make sure that it's really rigid, because you've got a big hunk of metal
hanging off a reasonably long lever arm there. Since I've still got mine out
of the car I can take some pictures of it if you like. It's made out of 1/8"
plate steel pieces, a 3/8" plate to mount to the head, and a piece of 1"
diameter bar stock for the alternator end of the mount.
<http://members.shaw.ca/tsmit/alternator/alternator.html>
If I did it again (and I plan to... Just have to find the time) I'll get an
internal-fan alternator that is short enough to mount in front of the head,
while maintaining the belt alignment. I grabbed a Mitsubishi alternator on
my last trip to Pick your Part but it may be just a little too long to do
the job. As I recall Tom Witt is using a Chevette alternator and he said it
fits in front of the head. If you want to shift it over to the left bank
then you get an extra 3/4 inch right away, but then you have to be careful
to dodge the steering stuff and you'll obscure the stock timing marks.
Best regards,
Theo Smit
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Ron Fraser
Sent: August 18, 2004 6:54 PM
To: 'Dave Munroe'; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Alternator conversion
Dave
Doug Jennings of Tiger Auto in Dayton Ohio did have a casting like
the MkII type. I do not know if he still caries this part. Ph#
937-259-6800 They did have a web site but I can't find it right now.
You could like myself and other make your own bracket. It's not
that hard, you just need to weld some steel together. If you want I can
sent you a copy of how I did my conversion.
Ron Fraser
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