Conversion Alternator Brackets

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Barry Churcher

Hi Rob
Seriously now, don't buy brackets. You guys can make them up easily especially when there is no sheet metal around the engine to hinder you. Back in the day (the older I get the more I like that phrase) I used to do a lot of these on old Chebbys. I used the original lower bracket if I remember correctly. One part I do remember is getting valve guides from the local machine shop, (used ones were free) that used a 3/8 valve stem, and cutting them up for spacers on the lower bracket. The upper adjuster arm can be made easily with a plasma cutter. Try to get a lower amperage Chev
alternator so the system doesn't have to work so hard. That is unless you are putting in an amp with your 8 track player. I used to make up kits for the homebuilt aircraft guys with a Vega 35amp alt. that fit the Lycoming engines.
I made a harness with an idiot light, alt & brackets for one quarter of what the kit plane companies wanted. I would tell you about the self exciting alternators but I know Alex will read this post and the "self exciting" part will be too much for the old guy.
Cheers,
Barry

Hi Barry,

What I was thinking of doing was to copy the base plate of the ebay offering mentioned by Grant. I was then going to take the original U bracket that bolts onto the engine block and cut it to fit the "new" alternator. Once fitted, I would get Bob to weld it to the base plate.

I have a single wire Chev alternator but I am not sure if it is a 10SI 63 amp version or not. Once the alternator is sorted out, a new 12v coil, condenser and single ballast resistors will be added so that I can use the original instrument cluster.

As for "exciters", Alex still gets excited, but doesn't remember why...

[hrpearce]

I'm too lazy to make up brackets I just use a length of threaded rod and half a dozen nuts to lock things in place, then wack a resister in the exciter wire to save rigging a red light.

[Bob Carriere]

Rob

Walk over to my truck and copy the store bought bracket I got from Jim Carter...... you can even trake it off if you need to measure exactly.....in fact I might even have a spare one.

In any event like Barry said..... we can make one very easily.

Rebuilt GM one wire..... 65 amps.... are about $75 at the tractor dealer.

We may need to scrounge a suitable size pulley......

Boob