This is how to make your own alternator bracket to get rid of the giant smog pump bracket. I see this asked a lot and this is how I did mine.



First off, you will need a shorter pivot bolt, I believe I used a 6" 7/16 grade 8 bolt, and you'll need a piece of tubing appropriate sized to space the alternator from the block. As well as a few washers. I got lucky and used a piece of scrap tubing laying around.

Second, what you want to get is a 3' piece of flat bar, 1/8" thick and 1" wide. This stuff is easy to bend in a vise with a rubber mallet. I'd recommend cutting a rough flat piece several inches longer than you think you need, set it up there roughly and then eyeball where you think a bend should start.

I recommend starting from the water pump and working your way towards the alternator. I simply held the piece of bar up there and then started making bends in the vise with a mallet.

What you see in the picture is the finished product, and my first attempt.

The best place is to mount it off of the water pump, where the A/C bracket bolts to. I do not have A/C, so the holes are unused.

Once you get the bends roughly done and you have it bent so it fits up against the alternator, push the alternator perfectly straight so it lines up perfectly with the crank pulley, center punch where the holes will be drilled.

Making sure when the alternator is perpendicular to the crank pulley the bracket fits flush with the alternator and water pump mounting area, if it's not flush and fitting perfectly, bend it so it does. Drill the holes and round the edges off if you like. Paint it up and put it on.

Hope this helps some people. May sound confusing but once you start doing it, it's very simple. Overall it should cost about $10 for the materials, and about 1.5-2 hours time. I did mine in a little over an hour.

This is much more simplified and much cheaper than buying those expensive, ripoff custom alternator brackets for $50-150.

 

hey ty for the info ...
I just thinking about putting the alternator in the smog pump bracket ???
will it fit ?

 

No, it won't fit in there. You would need a different length belt as well if you tried to do that as well.

 

ok thank you !

 

This is how I did mine:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...with-pics.html

 

That looks good! I did mine for a whopping $3.99.