Alternator Relocate

So i'm putting an LQ9 in a '65 pickup and figured out a different pulley route for those of you who might be interested. You can take the alternator and relocate it to the top side of the water pump where the tensioner pulley goes. It requires a 5/8" spacer between the mounting surface of the alternator and water pump. Also a custom made bracket like for the old v-belt style alternators for the upper alternator bolt to the other bolt hole on the pump, allowing for adjustability. This setup can also allow for the use of any intake using a factory cable throttle body without changing all the accessories.

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looks good!

too bad that power steering isn't a lil higher up, would look more "balanced"

That came out nice! Simple belt routing with lots of room!

You might slip the belt on the water pump but it looks cool.

I'll let you know how it works out. Seems like it should work I compared it to other setups such as the hemi routing and they run about the same % of contact on the water pump

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Originally Posted by GasGuzzler

You might slip the belt on the water pump

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my thoughts as well.
would keep an eye on that