GM Alternator Mod is Done,Done,Done!!!!:headbang:
I found the Alternator bracket at a local auto parts store this morning so I jumped into it. I can't thank Tony and everyone enough for giving me the confidence to take this on. Honestly it was so easy and straightforward that once I had the Alternator bracket at home and I cut the mount that bolts to the engine block last night I had the Alternator bolted up and the car running within an hour. It cost me less then $100 total and I had to keep asking myself if I was missing something as it was that easy and it lines up so perfectly with the other pulleys that it looks like it's always been there.
I measured the voltage at the battery with the car idling 13.92V so I'm very excited and at least the alternator bracket is chrome.
I wired it exactly as the mod write up says to which takes about 3 seconds.
GM Alternator mod for Non-AC X's revised....
I've made a list of parts to complete this mod for non/ac X's
1) Champion 7127M Alternator (63 amps) $60.00
2) Mr. Gasket 9851 chrome adjustment arm (cut 5 1/4" off the end and re-drill a hole centered as in photo) $10.00
3) HP 3870 wiring harness $3.00
Use the same long bolt and nuts and washers to mount to the engine block bracket.
Use the bolt supplied with the alternator and one washer as a spacer to bolt the alternator to the chrome bracket.
Wire it as the mod suggests, red to alt+ along with wire from starter and white attaches to the dash exciter wire.
That's it!!!!
As per original write-up:
Take the bottom bracket from the block and cut it back an inch. before and after pic's side by side, note the pencil line on the left:
Crimp an "eye" on the red/battery wire and connect to output of alternator along with the brown wire to the starter. 1/4" spade on the white wire goes to the blue/violet wire you disconnect from back of orginal alt.
'PeteX1/9