<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5877"><span>John</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5312"><span>it was PIA.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5310">the rear mount of the alternator is not in line with the front.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5343">so i made a sturdy bracket that fastened to the mount and then welded another bracket with a slot in it so that it came back to the standard mounting bracket of the triumph.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5737">hard to describe in words.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_6109">had to grind a small amount of the front mounting plate off to get all pulleys to lone up. no big deal on that.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5762">also need to get one of the aftermarket wide belt pulley adapters.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5508">the suzuki was a little different.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5509">i took one of the aftermarket wide belt pulley adapters and had to machine (lathe) a small adapter plate to fit the smaller diameter shaft of the suzuki. </span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5815">also needed to do a little lathe work on the pulley itself to get the adapter to work.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5712">after that i used a 3/8" id thick wall tube as a spacer to get the pulley in the same plane as the rest of the pulleys. easy stuff.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5976">also had to cut down the tension arm a little.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5873">i made a set of drawings for this adaptation if any one wants it.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5951">both conversions required that you leave the back attachment loose or out until you get the belt over the alternator pulley. </span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span> </span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span>frank</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5311"><span><br></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5309"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5234" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5233"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5232"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5231"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5308"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5307"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Lee&John Howard <leejohn7@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> triumph list list <triumphs@autox.team.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 19, 2017 10:09 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TR] TR4 + alternator + headers<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5450"><br><div id="yiv0623648368"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5456"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5455"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5454"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5453"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5452"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484851051177_5451">Tony, Randall and Andrew:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Thank you for your very helpful replies.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>I'm inclined to the late 70's Chevy option, easily available at my O'Reilly's. It and the Suzuki's appear to have similar dimensions, altho hard to tell of course from website photos. Anyway, I'll dry fit the Chevy first.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Tony: Any hints on how you modified the engine bracket to mount the single ear of the Chevy generator?<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>John<br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv0623648368gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv0623648368yqt7725848157" id="yiv0623648368yqtfd20729"><div class="yiv0623648368gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 9:21 PM, Tony Drews <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tony@tonydrews.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:tony@tonydrews.com">tony@tonydrews.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv0623648368gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Found a couple of additional pics - main page here:<br clear="none">
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At 11:16 PM 1/18/2017, Tony Drews wrote:<br clear="none">
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I run a GM one wire deal (just use a jumper to make it a one wire setup) and it clears my headers.<br clear="none">
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Probably depends on the design of the headers on what fits.<br clear="none">
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One advantage is if it goes out, any auto parts store carries it. Needed to make minor mods to the case so can't get core charge back. Do late 70's Chevy pickup with v8 and I think Bob's your uncle for this setup.<br clear="none">
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At 08:45 PM 1/18/2017, Lee&John Howard wrote:<br clear="none">
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I am so done with the generator and control box ; time for the alternator conversion.<br clear="none">
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There is a nifty alternator inside what looks like the skin of theTR4 generator ( available at British Parts Northwest and other places, I presume) and I excitedly ordered one. It turns out to be a inch longer in circumference, enough so that it would not fit beside and beneath my headers. I think this would also be the case with the alternators ordinarily used in conversion.<br clear="none">
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So my question is : has someone with the TR3-4 engine with headers founds an alternator that fits?<br clear="none">
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Alternatively has anyone switched he position to the LH side? That would be a neat solution.<span class="yiv0623648368"><br clear="none">
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