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Old 11-11-2014, 02:36 AM   #112
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Default Re: Ford vs Chevy Build-up

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Originally Posted by Rory McNeil View Post
On my 85 Mustang, I used the original alternator, and mounted it where the smog pump used to go, down low, to the passenger side of the harmonic balancer. I also cut away much of the large aluminum bracket that wasn`t doing anything anymore.I used an aluminum Moroso alternator pulley, and a factory V belt crank pulley from a 1970s 302, and modified some old adjusting bracket I found at a wrecking yard. It works fine, is out of the way, and in 11 years, has never pitched the belt. Cheap and simple.
That's the kind of help I'm talking about Rory. I don't have much experience with Ford's and I also don't have a stockpile of spare parts lying around like I do for old Chevy's. It's a bit of a struggle not knowing what bolts up to what, parts interchange, ect.
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