Keev1414

On sunday on ebay I found a chrome bracket for the alternator and power steering.

150.00 shipped, Normal 289.00 from for Corvette central.

Since I am going to have it apart. I plan on buying a new chrome alternator. Tuff Stuff 7724 Na.

Anyone buy one ?? any pros or cons ??

thx for any replies

FX VETTE

I'm gonna lurk in here if you don't mind. I think the stock alternator is the ugliest thing in the engine compartment and would love to get a chrome one - but they are pricey. I've also read about horror stories when you switch out your oem alternator.

Keev1414

I have heard the same thing!!!

I have done some research.

Summit racing 457.97 free shipping

Jegs 462.55 also free shipping.

I agree Pricey, I just don't want to run into problems for LOOKS!

Jeff T.

There have been a few posts recently about it being preferred to rebuild the existing alternator over replacement.

A little digging and I found the post from Pounder:

DO NOT REPLACE YOUR ALT WITH A REBUILT ONE, have yours fixed if that indeed is the problem !!!!

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...nd-issues.html

Vetteman Jack

Post up how things go if you do in fact go with a chrome alternator.

Patches

I pc'ed mine rather than replacing but you can have the casing chromed or polished if that's your preference. If it's pc'ed or painted, make sure all the contact points between the alt, bracket and head are free of paint to ensure continuity.

Pulling the alternator apart is a little tricky if you've never done one of these before but is definitely doable. You'll need a heavy-duty soldering iron.

Sand-blasted/Prep'ed


pc'ed


Alt/PS bracket


Alt

FX VETTE

Great work Patches!

Jeff T.

It looks amazing!

sloopdawg

I Love It
Would Love to See it in the Car
Great Job

Rob 02

Every time I look at a raw part I think about doing this.
Glad to see someone has.

It looks awesome!

neutron82

I have a polished 170a billet tech on mine... some of their older models would cause a charge system fault message because the alternator would not self excite and you would have to rev the car up to around 1500rpm to get it going... I'm not 100% positive on this but I believe their newer models are set up to self excite so you won't get this error anymore and don't have to rev the car to get it to start charging... I got mine early this year and it has worked great so far, no error messages, starts charging on it's own, and holds solid voltage all the time... there are also some tuning tricks that can be done to get them working right but I wouldn't be able to tell you the specifics on that... I also smoothed and powdercoated the alternator bracket like patches did... it's a bit of work but worth it in the end, that bracket is one of the ugliest parts in the engine bay

Patches

One of the prettiest bays on the forum.

Keev1414

I bought the 7724 na tuff stuff alternator this weekend. Plan on installing next week.

Also will have the new chrome bracket , new belts and billet power steering pulley.

Will post results

~Josh

Mine's polished but will give you an idea what it'll look like.

Alt bracket


Alternator


Power Steering Billet Pulley




Power Steering Pump Assembled

Keev1414

Very nice !!!! I bought that same pulley. Is it a tuff tear down ??

~Josh

Thanks. It was a local shop. They tore it down, I polished the halves, they rebuilt it when I gave the shells back.

knewblewkorvette

Rico7142

Mickeyrx70

Rabbitman

And never use yours as a core from what's been said on here about this