this is what i did with my car
used stock pulleys, 56.5" belt, and a summit tensioner

i hope it helps everyone

 

i like that...a lot. can you snap some more pics showing how high the alt sits etc??

what extacly did you use to attach your alt besides the summit tensioner?

 

sure...here are some more pictures...ill take another pic of the whole setup from the front of the car. i do not have an intake on the engine yet...im still deciding how to go with it...but i hope to have made my choice before xmas this year.

the bracket on the back side of the alt is the original one that held the alternator to the exhaust manifold on the driver side...just took a lil "work on the bbq grill" to get it bent the right way
im working on polishing the bracket...so it just looks like bare metal ATM. if you need other pictures or part numbers ill help you out.

 

here is the alternator front view....please note that the exhaust wrap is not going to be held on with plastic zip ties

 

LOVE that setup pmpnavt, very clean and very "custom shop" looking. i am loosing the P/S pump so i will only have the water pump and alt, tho i will probably go to a electric W/P, but still that looks hella clean, NICE

 

hey thanks i try to do what my skills allow me

ill post when the engine is done in a month or so

 

where you at in chicago pmpnavt???

 

northern sub....

just south of lake geneva WI

its just easier to put chicago

 

So how can it be adjusted when the bracing bar on the back doesn't let it move? I'm confused...

 

the side that is connected to the header is not shaped like an "o" its shaped like a "u"

if you have a tpi car take the brace off the back of your alt and that is the same one. all i did is heat it up and twist it in a vice a bit.

 

damnit...i think i threw that bracket away awhile ago when i took it off!!!

 

Is that going to be enough contact patch on the waterpump?

 

should be fine. ive got mine routed a different way but has just about the same contact and works great wet or dry.

 

i was going to just buy a bracket set for my alternator, but when i talked to the summit tech line and the march performance pulley tech line, they told me that it is not possible to put the alternator on the pass side of my car. for some reason i dont like being told that "you cant do that". i just makes me want to do it more...kinda like my gear drive and a 300 dur 550 lift cam on a computer controlled tpi 350 :P

 

here is the picture of where the alternator is compared to the rest of the engine. take care