Made my own alternator bracket!
Melting Slicks
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But they're not made out of cast aluminum of dubious quality. They're made out of forged, heat treated 6061 T6 aluminum or similar. Unless they came from CHINA then all bets are off. BTW, I do cast my own lead bullets and have for over 30 years.
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For the record, as it seems most of you guys don't know, almost all belt tensioners on modern vehicles are made out of cast aluminum. And almost all of them are made in china. I'll post back in a year or so with pictures of it holding up fine.
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neuroclast,
Do you have picture of this on your car?
The exhaust manifold alternator mount on my 68 has broken. Bubba fixed it and while it is functional does not look good and the alternator "sits" funny. I’m looking for a solution short of buying another exhaust manifold or an aftermarket item that is out of place on my car.
Do you have picture of this on your car?
The exhaust manifold alternator mount on my 68 has broken. Bubba fixed it and while it is functional does not look good and the alternator "sits" funny. I’m looking for a solution short of buying another exhaust manifold or an aftermarket item that is out of place on my car.
Melting Slicks
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If you have 3/8" aluminum shattering like glass, you must have been using a VERY crappy alloy, or are putting way more strain on it than you should...
For the record, as it seems most of you guys don't know, almost all belt tensioners on modern vehicles are made out of cast aluminum. And almost all of them are made in china. I'll post back in a year or so with pictures of it holding up fine.
For the record, as it seems most of you guys don't know, almost all belt tensioners on modern vehicles are made out of cast aluminum. And almost all of them are made in china. I'll post back in a year or so with pictures of it holding up fine.
The first thing I thought of when I saw the pic was questionable strength, not so much because of the material, but the design.
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As far as the alt bracket failing, just call it an experimental prototype under testing, and if it fails, well...... back to the old drawing board, I guess.
Scott
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so best of luck, All I know is I had the a/c comp bracket shatter and had to get my welder buddy to TIG it up again....'88 vette serp drive....
