Alternator belt slippage and ill fitment with tall valve covers.
Forum: C3 Engines, Driveline and Handling
Just sharing what I had to do to accommodate my alternator mounting so I could have room for belt adjustments. I combined two different kits from Summit to tailor it to my liking. Hope this helps others.
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Very nice, you didn’t list the kits? After four different tries, a 15543 works with room to adjust. But you have to remove the valve cover to get it on.
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Sorry. The Summit Kits where as follows
P/N SME-2001
P/N SUM-420101
I used the lower bracket, upper bracket and expansion bolt of SME-2001 and the Alternator top bracket of the other. After further research I hear you get brackets for a 327 V8 and it works as well if you want stock appearance.
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Not too fancy, but works for me.
3.75" tall Valve Cover, #15550 belt. Not sure where the chromed adjuster brace came from.
Steve
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Looks good to me!
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