how to make a alternator mounting bracket?

**PRCMUSTANG** · 04-28-2003, 08:57 PM

I will be installing a electric water pump, and will have only the alternator to drive. This will be for use with my renegade set-up. I have to keep the alternator kind of low to clear the discharge pipe coming from the driver side. How can I make this bracket?

**fullychargedgt** · 05-25-2003, 12:06 AM

will the alt bracket that comes with the rennegade set up not work?

**PRCMUSTANG** · 05-25-2003, 08:54 AM

I never have owned a renegade alt. bracket as I bought my kit used. I don't even think it would have worked. I did finally complete making a bracket that works. I sarted off with the factory bracket to give it the proper alinement. I cut off the tabs that hold the smog pump. I had to cut the fwd half of the sway bar bracket off to give clearance for the alt. . Bolt the bracket to the head and bolt the alt. on from the bottom hanging down insteed of up. Then you can swing the alt. back and forth to see and mark what other little spots need to be ground off to give more clearance. I used a 65" belt and it came out right in the middle of my adjustment range. Then I had to make something to adjust and keep the belt tight at the top of the alt.. I cut a flat piece of 1/2" aluminum with an adjustment slot in it and a hole at the other end to go to an adaptor I had , which converted it to a stud that I bolted into the frame off the car. It's a crazy way to do all this but it works. I'll try to get pics up soon. Do not try this unless you have solid motor mounts. Or you can mount it to the timing cover instead of the frame.