What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?
Finally finished up the custom alternator bracket mock up and mini denso alternator setup. Started on this about a year ago. Been lazy i know lol. Actually was also mocking up the radiator, and hand making a fiberglass shroud too. Anyhoo, I finally put the balancer, and crank pulley back on my mock up engine, ran a clothes line rope around, marked it, measured it, and went down to my local vatozone. I had a feeling finding the correct length belt belt for this custom application was gonna suck. Thats why i put it off i think
The people there at my vatozone are pretty good. They know about my frankenstein, and are pretty good about my nutty assed parts needs. Well i measured my clothes line rope at 42" they hook me up with my power steering belt, and my 42" belt. Well it doesnt fit. Too short my bad. I go back get a 46" belt again my idea. Too long with adjustment run all the way out. Now i get smart, and use my tape measure like i should have in the first place. I get a measurement of 44" with the adjustment slot 1/3 of the way out, so i go back again. I tell em 44" yep, thats it a 44" belt. And whelp, whattaya know 44" it was.
Well now i bet i wont ever, ever, ever, forget that the alternator belt on this setup is 44"
Finally finished up the custom alternator bracket mock up and mini denso alternator setup. Started on this about a year ago. Been lazy i know lol. Actually was also mocking up the radiator, and hand making a fiberglass shroud too. Anyhoo, I finally put the balancer, and crank pulley back on my mock up engine, ran a clothes line rope around, marked it, measured it, and went down to my local vatozone. I had a feeling finding the correct length belt belt for this custom application was gonna suck. Thats why i put it off i think
The people there at my vatozone are pretty good. They know about my frankenstein, and are pretty good about my nutty assed parts needs. Well i measured my clothes line rope at 42" they hook me up with my power steering belt, and my 42" belt. Well it doesnt fit. Too short my bad. I go back get a 46" belt again my idea. Too long with adjustment run all the way out. Now i get smart, and use my tape measure like i should have in the first place. I get a measurement of 44" with the adjustment slot 1/3 of the way out, so i go back again. I tell em 44" yep, thats it a 44" belt. And whelp, whattaya know 44" it was.
Well now i bet i wont ever, ever, ever, forget that the alternator belt on this setup is 44"