David, I just did an alternator swap 2 weeks ago on my 68 1600. It was
fairly easy to do. I too thought it would be difficult to get to the lower
bolt without removing a bunch of stuff. Here's how I did it. I removed the
hood & front grill, then removed the radiator shroud. This is where I did a
little extra work...I then removed the entire radiator, it came out in 5
minutes, very easy. Then removed the fan blade. This gave me extremely easy
access to the lower alternator bolt. I had the thing out in a few minutes. I
later learned from a post on this e-mail forum that removing the radiator is
unnesessary, just remove the fan shroud & the fan blade to gain access to
the lower bolt. Oh well, removing the radiatior gave me a chance to further
understand the workings of my car & boosted my confidence in my mechanical
abilities. I'm by no means a mechanic, but I consider myself mechanical.
Anyways, good luck, I think this is an easy project for any roadster
owner to do themselves. Oh, and removing the water pump is not required at
all.
I snapped a few photos as I was doing the project, let me know if you want
them & I'll post them for you.
-Dave Cooke
Midwest Roadsters
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:40 AM, <datsundawg@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> I have to remove the alternator from my 66 and it is located on the bottom
> side of the engine on the driver's side. I tried to get to the bolts and
> could not get to them without starting to think about taking things apart.
> Seems like I remember some dialogue on this a while back so if anyone can
> give me the low down on how to accomplish it, what I have to remove, a link
> to a tech page, etc. I would appreciate it. I am hoping I do not have to go
> as far as to remove the water pump, so any input is welcome so I can get
> back on the road.
>
> Thanks
> David
> 66 1600
> 67.5 1600 parts car (minus some parts and now the alternator)
> 70 1600 (still down to the frame and sitting as parts in my garage)
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