Mounting an alternator on an early Nailhead

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TheTruant

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I couldn't find any alternator mounting brackets/kits for an early Nailhead so here's what I did...

Removed and ground smooth the front tab from the stock generator bracket. Cut a 4" long piece of 1" wide 1/4" thick steel and drilled two holes that lined up with the pre-existing holes.

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Next up was a couple of mounting tabs. I used the same 1" wide 1/4" thick material.

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Tacked together...

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The corners of the tabs hit the alt. body so I rounded them off and welded it up.

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The original upper mount/adjuster fit fine with an added washer or two. The belt tracks great and it's realllllllly really solid so it works for me :D

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nice,here`s a shot of my 401,got about 6k on it ..great runner.
 

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this is my everyday driver,,gotta have something with wipers! i need to start workin on it again,ive had it for around 4 years . the brackett is a cable connecting the motor to the upper a frame, i think its a factory item .
 

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