Jesse OBrien Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hey everybody! I just picked up a 327-powered '73 240z and with solid mounts, and the only real complaint I have about it is the placement of the alternator. It's way off to the driver's side and wobbles around a lot while I'm driving. Also, because it's at a funky angle the bearings in it whine when the engine starts revving so I'm looking to replace the bracket asap (like tomorrow morning). I did a quick search, but didn't find any specific answers, and I'm new to Chevy's (I've upgraded from being a Honda guy to this) so I'd really appreciate any input offered. From the looks of things, the passenger's side, right in front of the head should be a nice clean location, but I'm not sure exactly which bracket will work for that. I looked around on Summit for 15 minutes or so, and nothing really stood out from the rest (I guess not seeing them installed makes it tough to eyeball), but they had a ton of options. So, suggestion? And thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Go to ebaymotors and punch in "alternator bracket." There are a lot of low priced alternatives there that will work fine! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Alan Grove has an absolutely huge variety of SBC alternator brackets. http://www.alangrovecomponents.com/ If your car uses the JTR mounting position you will not be able to use the low brackets because the steering rack will be in the way. The one shown on the Alan Grove front page (part number 215-R) is great and I use it on my car. But...you will have to use a long water pump and run the wires over to the right side of your engine compartment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fastzcars Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 It depends also on weather you have a long or short style of water pump. Heres a link to determine the kind of pump you have, then you can get the right one from the other websites. my personal one is the Summit Racing's own billet version. Heres a link to that one. http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&Ntt=alterator+bracket&x=28&y=9&N=700+115&searchinresults=falsehttp://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_new/mc/water_pumps/water_pumps_main.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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