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I want to mount my alternator on the drivers side down low, but can't find one that is small enough. Anybody know of anything?

Ken, have you looked at the MSD alternators? I have one here that I can take pictures and measure.....you should be able to do a bracket that holds
it low and use the corvette tensioner so the alternator is mounted in a fixed (not adjustable) location. I have the tensioners too to take pics of. I assume that this is for your LS7 motor.....

mike in tucson

Originally Posted by robot

Ken, have you looked at the MSD alternators? I have one here that I can take pictures and measure.....you should be able to do a bracket that holds
it low and use the corvette tensioner so the alternator is mounted in a fixed (not adjustable) location. I have the tensioners too to take pics of. I assume that this is for your LS7 motor.....

mike in tucson

Mike- it's for my truck. I am using a unisteer rack and one of John Butera's aluminum blocks from his indy car. The one I have is about 6" in diameter. It's to big so I thought Simone might know of something else. How big is the MSD?
Ken

The MSD case appears to be 5.25" diameter by about 4.6" long, not including the output stud on the back or the pulley on the front.....if you need closer measurement, we can put a caliper on it.

I am not aware of any smaller diameter alternators unless you go to some ricer sized stuff....maybe an alternator shop might know.

mike in tucson

Thanks Mike, that's about the size of one I have. I think your right I will look at the ricers.

10 thumbs up on the truck build!!!!
I would make sure you were happy with the alt choice and where it will be located......after you complete that ride I would not want to do much re engineering,....just alot of cruising!!!!!

Bob with headlights that BIG you'd better make absolutely sure the mounting bracket is heavy duty. If your head was under those BIG headlight and the mounting bracket gave way you'd be as dead as a door nail. However you would most likely have a BIG smile on your face even a mortician could not get off your face.

Robot thinks those big'uns are aftermarket and you can tell by looking closely from originals but I bet those HIGH BEAMS would blind a fella. The question is "IF" a person's eyesight was very poor could he tell the difference from original equipment by touch or taste?

Now I know where the term "DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS" came from.

I almost went blind from looking at them headlights!