mounting alternator
#1
mounting alternator
i just put a new 383 in my 68 vette i'm going to put on block headers this might sound like a dumb question but how do you mount the alternator bracket there must be a special bracket i have to buy ????? thanks pete
#2
Burning Brakes
If your heads have accessory holes I'd go that route. Otherwise it's a bracket made by hooker and others to mount the alt off the header bolts. Summit has them.
#4
The 68 did not have bolt holes on the heads for alternator mounts. So on your 383 you could buy a stock type bracket that will bolt to the heads.
Also, Summit or jegs sells a 3 piece setup specifically for headers that bolts to the front 2 drivers side header bolts. There's another piece that bolts to that that alllows adjustment front to back for the alternator. An arm bolts to one of the water pump bolts then to the alternator to tighten the belt.
Also, Summit or jegs sells a 3 piece setup specifically for headers that bolts to the front 2 drivers side header bolts. There's another piece that bolts to that that alllows adjustment front to back for the alternator. An arm bolts to one of the water pump bolts then to the alternator to tighten the belt.
#5
Safety Car
I used the header bracket from Hooker and the stock arm from the water pump. Seems to work well, though a bracket that bolts to the head might be sturdier
#6
If you holes in the head....
Get Alternator Bracket casting number
3951337.
There's one on ebay motors right now for 15 bucks (total, including shipping), that's almost as good a deal as I got...mine cost 5 bucks at the junkyard. Search by the casting number.
Since my heads had holes in them, that's what I put on my 68.
3951337.
There's one on ebay motors right now for 15 bucks (total, including shipping), that's almost as good a deal as I got...mine cost 5 bucks at the junkyard. Search by the casting number.
Since my heads had holes in them, that's what I put on my 68.
#8
Safety Car
Get Alternator Bracket casting number
3951337.
There's one on ebay motors right now for 15 bucks (total, including shipping), that's almost as good a deal as I got...mine cost 5 bucks at the junkyard. Search by the casting number.
Since my heads had holes in them, that's what I put on my 68.
3951337.
There's one on ebay motors right now for 15 bucks (total, including shipping), that's almost as good a deal as I got...mine cost 5 bucks at the junkyard. Search by the casting number.
Since my heads had holes in them, that's what I put on my 68.