That's handy advice. I did the Bosch, and it just used the stock bracket in
a different position. Some motors may not have that particular boss drilled
out, however. Also, there seemed to be some sort of tolerance stack-up issue
which caused the plane of the pulley to be slightly out of line -- I had to
make a few adjustments by ovalling out holes, or shimming.
on 8/24/04 9:04 PM, G.G. Causey at ggcausey@net-venture.com wrote:
> I have a GM (AC Delco) alternator in my 1967 MGB GT. You want either a 10 SI
> or
> 12 SI model (70 to 78 amps), but really, you'd be better off doing the Lucas
> or
> Bosch conversion which are just bolt-on jobs. Fabricating mounts for the AC
> Delco is a real PITA. None of the web sites have instructions that are 100%
> dead right for every MG, so I wound up trying almost everything at least
> twice.
> Those alternators are really quite large and put a lot of drag on the engine,
> so the 3 mounts have to be VERY sturdy. I'm happy with my conversion now, but
> if I had to do it over again, I would definitely go with the Bosch conversion.
> ~Jerry
>
>
>> I would like to add an alternator to replace the generator. I have
>> heard there is a conversion that allows the addition of a General
>> Motors alternator with internal voltage regulation. Any idea where to
>> obtain the brackets for this application and what alternator to use?
>> Also, what wiring changes will be necessary?
>
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