Alternator support bracket
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Drifting
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Alternator support bracket
Ok guys here's the problem yesterday I saw my Alternator was cracked in half due to the fact I don't have a brace on the rear of it. I have the BPP Air Pump delete pulley on it. The Alternator is slightly bent forward due to not having the rear brace on it. I can't figure out where to mount a brace cause the stock one don't get close enough to my Hooker headers to bolt it up to them. Any help or pics would be greatly appreciated. THANKS
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Originally Posted by pipe
Ok guys here's the problem yesterday I saw my Alternator was cracked in half due to the fact I don't have a brace on the rear of it. I have the BPP Air Pump delete pulley on it. The Alternator is slightly bent forward due to not having the rear brace on it. I can't figure out where to mount a brace cause the stock one don't get close enough to my Hooker headers to bolt it up to them. Any help or pics would be greatly appreciated. THANKS
The one with the built in stud outboard of the hex head of the bolt.
Jake
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Here is my solution: Double Bracket up top!
EDIT: Made from 1/2" by 3/4" aluminum and painted black. Same dimensions as the BPP Pulley, patent pending
EDIT: Made from 1/2" by 3/4" aluminum and painted black. Same dimensions as the BPP Pulley, patent pending
Last edited by LD85; Apr 5, 2005 at 05:15 PM.
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LD85's brace will help, but also make a brace for the rear of the alternator. All you need is to buy some electrical conduit or other small diamter easy to bend pipe and make your own. Measure and cut the pipe to length, then smash the ends flat at the appropriate angles with a big hammer, and drill a hole in eash end. Then paint ti black, and no one will ever notice it.
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From: Kempner Texas
Originally Posted by JCAIRE2
LD85's brace will help, but also make a brace for the rear of the alternator. All you need is to buy some electrical conduit or other small diamter easy to bend pipe and make your own. Measure and cut the pipe to length, then smash the ends flat at the appropriate angles with a big hammer, and drill a hole in eash end. Then paint ti black, and no one will ever notice it.
There are a couple of ways to proceed from here:
Either slide your existing brace onto the portion of the stud stick out (maybe a few washers or a spacer will be needed) and use another nut to lock it in place, OR
Double nut the brace; screw a nut on the stud, slide on the brace then use another nut. Lock the two nuts against each other - one nut on either side of the brace.
Try to keep the brace as close to the head as you can; it's a leverage thing.
Lots of work-arounds.
I checked mine and found that it's to the second from the front header bolt, NOT the foremost as I'd originally posted. Sorry for any confusing.
Jake
Last edited by JAKE; Apr 12, 2005 at 06:46 PM.
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Build one and you can get people to buy them from you, everybody needs one when they get headers.
I'd buy one.
I'd buy one.
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Originally Posted by JCAIRE2
LD85's brace will help, but also make a brace for the rear of the alternator. All you need is to buy some electrical conduit or other small diamter easy to bend pipe and make your own. Measure and cut the pipe to length, then smash the ends flat at the appropriate angles with a big hammer, and drill a hole in eash end. Then paint ti black, and no one will ever notice it.
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Guess i'm gonna have to bend up my original brace some cause it looks like some of the angles are wrong. I might have to cut one of the tubes off that are on the stock exhaust manifold where the bolts go through. Will it pull it back enough on the first bolt hole to give it enough support and properly line the ALT up? THANKS FOR ALL THE SUGGESTIONS GUYS PIPE
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Originally Posted by pipe
Ok guys here's the problem yesterday I saw my Alternator was cracked in half due to the fact I don't have a brace on the rear of it. I have the BPP Air Pump delete pulley on it. The Alternator is slightly bent forward due to not having the rear brace on it. I can't figure out where to mount a brace cause the stock one don't get close enough to my Hooker headers to bolt it up to them. Any help or pics would be greatly appreciated. THANKS
How long were you driving without the brace?
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Drifting
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At least a year or so. I was going to take a piece of strap steel and go from the back of the alternator to the plug wire seperator bolt hole near cylinder #3 That should pull it back.
