Hi Joe,
I had to cut off some material from the bottom mounting area of the
alternator in order for it to line up with the pulleys. A good hacksaw and
file work great.
I also discarded the huge mounting nut at engine bracket because of pulley
alignment. Keep lots of other mounting hardware, i.e. washers, spacers,
bolts and nuts, handy for ready use. The rear mounting hole of this bracket
also became useless.
Using the 7127 alt and modified generator pulley I was able to use the
stock belt (Moss 834-025), but found that I had to loop the belt around the
pulley before putting in either mounting bolt. I bought the larger Gates
belt (NAPA 24400) but found that it was a little too loose.
So far I've put about 10,000 miles on it with no failures. Hope this help!
John
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