Yes, all early cars including the 67.5 2Ls had the alt mounted on the
passenger side as did all Canadian cars because they didn't need emissions
equipment.
I do believe, if my memory is correct, that several people I knew used the
air pump bracket to mount a Chrysler alt. as it's mounting ear was much
thicker and brought it in line with the other pulleys.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon_wissler@pngc.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 7:35 PM
Subject: Alternnator Part II
> For those of you who enjoy living vicariously through the uninformed,
> I present you with the following situation. If you recall, I thought I
> blew the alternator in my car. Tested dead. I went to pull it out, and I
> find that the hot wire has corroded off the post, and the post is
EXTREMELY
> loose and swirly in the alternator housing. So I pull the SOB (NOT an
easy
> task on a 2000), and run it to United Battery in Portland to have it
> rebuilt. No problem the guy says, should be ready by Monday afternoon.
> Off to a wedding my wife and go in the rig (69 Chev, sense a pattern?),
and
> I get a call on my cell on the way home from United Battery. Good old Pat
> says I cooked the everliving crap out my alternator, and suggest replacing
> it with a (drum roll please) 66 amp Delco (GM) one wire. He says the
> Mitsubishi unit, which he can get, is absolutely worthless. He says the
GM
> will bolt right in to the existing setup. Unconvinced, and completely
> automotive electronics illiterate, I go to the shop to speak with him face
> to face. He's seems familiar with Roadsters (I made his day when I told
> him about the Datsun meet at Blue Lake park June 4th), and swears that he
> has sold alts for a number of conversions and that it's a piece of cake.
> So I take the plunge for $63 and now I'm getting ready to give it a shot.
>
> Now comes the good part. Am I right in that the early 1600's came
> with the stock alt on the pax side? He kept talking about 1600's, and I
am
> beginning to question whether or not this is going to "slip right in".
The
> dimensions are a little bigger, although the holes appear to line up. I
> had a hell of a time getting the old one out, having to pull all the rad
> hoses and loosen the window wash reservoir before I could in to the damn
> thing. This guy insisted that:
>
> The only wire I need to hook up is the "one" hot wire.
> No need to ground.
> No need to fusable link.
> Ammeter should still work, would only possibly get blown out if I
> drew a charge of greater than 30 amps, which should only happen if
> I'm stone cold dead.
>
>
> So tell me what's wrong with this picture. It sounds too good to be true.
> Daniel Beatty put the Summit racing 100 amp model in his 1600 and he only
> hooked up the one hot wire also, and he says it works fine. He hasn't
> wired back up his ammeter yet though. I'll be out in the garage futzing
> with the "drop it right theory", but if you have any dire warnings or good
> advice, shoot it to me. I'd do the "move to the other side" project, but
> it looks like the bracketing issues on a 2000 are a lot more complex than
> my feeble skills. If it fits in the old space, you guys can show me how
> the hell to move at Blue Lake on the 4th. Thanks in advance.
>
> 69 SRL
> NOWROC
> Troutdale, OR
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