anyone else going ffim? pesky alternator in the way? i really wasn't up for buying the alternator relocation bracket right now, and i had a couple not-so-good alternators laying around so me and a couple of my friends did some tinkering, and found out that you could use ALL STOCK COMPONENTS for a new type of alternator relocation, aside from losing ac, which i was ditching anyways, this setup has not been ran, but can hold quite a bit of weight, and seems very reliable, i guess we'll see here in a few months, if anyone has any input as to why it won't work, let me know but here it is!!!!
first you will need one of these or something similar
on the right side of the alternator there is a ridge, you will need to cut along this ridge until you get passed/through the thicker bolt hole for the stock upper bracket. The second picture will show the cut alternator and the piece that came off of it. Notice the bolt and washers going throught the afore mentioned holes, you will need a bolt roughly this size, and 4 roughly 1.5mm(or enough to space the alternator out enough to line up well with the position of the ac belt section of the crank pulley because you will be using the ac belt and belt position on the crank pulley to drive the alternator) thick washers in the pictured placement (one in front, three in back of the bolt hole) the hole on the motor you will both the alternator to is one of the bolts for the ac bracket that is located on the metal lower timing cover. This is my good alternator in the picture which has yet to be cut by the way, we used a junker as a prototype
on the lower end you will use this bracket (correct me if i'm wrong but i'm pretty sure its the original lower alternator bracket) that will be bolted to the very bottom spot on the right hand corner of the motor, the bracket is adjustable, so adjust it to work! excuse the old cracked belt i won't be using it it was just the only ac belt we had laying around, unless your's is in good condition go to the parts store or wherever you get your parts and get an ac belt, get any kind you want, but i personally recommend gates but hey its your car.
put the belt in place around the furthest out belt positon on the crank pulley and then on the alternator, you will notice the belt is EXTREMELY loose, don't call me an idiot just yet! take the stock ac belt tensioner and mount it upside down in its original position on the lower plasic timing cover, the ear on mine was cut partially and will cut the rest of the way off for aesthetics because it serves no purpose. But the reason we flipped the tensioner was so we could move the belt further upwards and tighten it, if you don't understand just do it and you will see why:icon_bigg
well, after you have tightened the belt up to spec, this should be your finished product!
tell me what you think!!!!
idiot? inventor? bad idea? good idea? needs improvement in the ____ area. all criticisms and revisions are welcome, sincerely,
:icon_bigg:icon_bigg:icon_biggcharles
first you will need one of these or something similar
on the right side of the alternator there is a ridge, you will need to cut along this ridge until you get passed/through the thicker bolt hole for the stock upper bracket. The second picture will show the cut alternator and the piece that came off of it. Notice the bolt and washers going throught the afore mentioned holes, you will need a bolt roughly this size, and 4 roughly 1.5mm(or enough to space the alternator out enough to line up well with the position of the ac belt section of the crank pulley because you will be using the ac belt and belt position on the crank pulley to drive the alternator) thick washers in the pictured placement (one in front, three in back of the bolt hole) the hole on the motor you will both the alternator to is one of the bolts for the ac bracket that is located on the metal lower timing cover. This is my good alternator in the picture which has yet to be cut by the way, we used a junker as a prototype
on the lower end you will use this bracket (correct me if i'm wrong but i'm pretty sure its the original lower alternator bracket) that will be bolted to the very bottom spot on the right hand corner of the motor, the bracket is adjustable, so adjust it to work! excuse the old cracked belt i won't be using it it was just the only ac belt we had laying around, unless your's is in good condition go to the parts store or wherever you get your parts and get an ac belt, get any kind you want, but i personally recommend gates but hey its your car.
put the belt in place around the furthest out belt positon on the crank pulley and then on the alternator, you will notice the belt is EXTREMELY loose, don't call me an idiot just yet! take the stock ac belt tensioner and mount it upside down in its original position on the lower plasic timing cover, the ear on mine was cut partially and will cut the rest of the way off for aesthetics because it serves no purpose. But the reason we flipped the tensioner was so we could move the belt further upwards and tighten it, if you don't understand just do it and you will see why:icon_bigg
well, after you have tightened the belt up to spec, this should be your finished product!
tell me what you think!!!!
idiot? inventor? bad idea? good idea? needs improvement in the ____ area. all criticisms and revisions are welcome, sincerely,
:icon_bigg:icon_bigg:icon_biggcharles
