jos
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| posted on 1/8/05 at 02:33 PM |
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Alternator mount
Having found that the standard pinto alternator clashes with the steering rack I am now on the search for a smaller alternator and have searched the
archives for alternatives such as vitara, mazda 323 etc.
Has anyone got any experience of fabricating mounts for alternative alternators to suit a pinto block and will the replacement need to be modified to
accept the old belt?
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stevebubs
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| posted on 1/8/05 at 02:37 PM |
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IIRC Daiwoo (sp? - now Chevy) Matiz alternators are popular alternatives
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Fred W B
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| posted on 1/8/05 at 03:07 PM |
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This is how i relocated an alternator on a RV8. Might give you some ideas
Cheers
Fred WB
 
engine front view
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nick205
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| posted on 1/8/05 at 03:38 PM |
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Fed,
What is the inlet/outlet ipe on the frontof the engine?
Is it a re-positioning of the coolant in/oulet?
Looks good whatever it is
Nick
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DarrenW
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| posted on 1/8/05 at 03:38 PM |
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jos,
I had exactly same problem. Mine is the setup as yours. mac#1 supplied me with second hand Micra alternator and the suitable new brackets for a small
fee. All i had to source was an alternator belt which from memory was a Halfords HB850.
HTH,
Darren.
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piddy
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| posted on 1/8/05 at 05:36 PM |
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alternator mount
Hi some pictures of my bracket,this raises the alternator well over the steering shaft.
 
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piddy
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| posted on 1/8/05 at 05:37 PM |
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And another
 
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piddy
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| posted on 1/8/05 at 05:37 PM |
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And another
 
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piddy
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And another
 
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big_wasa
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| posted on 1/8/05 at 06:18 PM |
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this is how I did mine for the zetec.
 
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niceperson709
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| posted on 2/8/05 at 03:11 AM |
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you can of course put the alternator on the other side of the engine which may be easier and will make no difference to the operation of the
alternator
 
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Best wishes IAIN
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jos
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| posted on 2/8/05 at 07:20 AM |
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Does the dizzy not get in the way and are the mounts already there??
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DarrenW
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| posted on 2/8/05 at 08:29 AM |
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I would strongly recommend you calling Mark for the quick simple fix. i got my parts off him and they fitted very easily and solved the problem
nicely.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 2/8/05 at 08:38 AM |
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Fed,
What is the inlet/outlet ipe on the frontof the engine?
Is it a re-positioning of the coolant in/oulet?
Looks good whatever it is
Nick
Hi Nick
Yes, it's for coolant. I have removed the waterpump and will run a Davis Craig electric one
Cheers
Fred WB
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Benzine
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| posted on 2/8/05 at 06:20 PM |
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I recieved my pinto braket from MAC#1 today. I sent off my Bedford Rascal alternator and they made one up:
[thread hijack] Mine, however doesn't fit properly 
The alternator is sitting too low and it hits the chassis (shown in pic) There are 2 reasons I can think of, either the 2 brakets welded on to the
main part are upside down and should be facing up (shown in red - I have held the alternator up where this would be and it fits) or my engine is
mounted too low (i'm just using standard MK pinto mounts though)
would work for you
[/thread hijack]
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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jos
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| posted on 3/8/05 at 07:32 AM |
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I will be very interested to see a picture with the bracket inverted as you suggest.
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jos
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| posted on 3/8/05 at 07:33 AM |
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Where's the top bracket, does that need to be turned upside down also
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Benzine
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| posted on 3/8/05 at 08:16 AM |
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The main bracket i'm reffering to is the rectangular piece of metal. If that stayed the same, but the 2 pieces of metal that are welded onto it
were turned 180 degrees (as shown in red on second picture) then it would fit. So at the moment I can't do that unless it's rewelded
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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john_p_b
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| posted on 3/8/05 at 08:51 AM |
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BENZINE, that bracket is in effect upside down so you're right that the mountings do need changing over to point up rather than down.
it's almost identical to the one i made to mount my standard pinto alternator and that now fits inside the chassis without fouling anything.
(just!)
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