[Photoman]

Brian,

Great to hear you are getting it up and running.

Did you try tipping the alternator pulleys in to the belts? I know it is counter intuitive, but for the initial install it is easier to leave the new bracket off until the belts are installed. This way the alternator pulley can be tipped into the belts instead of trying to stretch the belts over the pulleys. The alternator is then hung in place with the belts now in the pulley grooves by the top stock mount bolt. The new bracket then can easily be installed by sliding it in behind the belts.

Something that also may help to install belts is to remove the stock belt idler pulley temporarily. There is only one bolt that holds it on and by removing it there will be a little more slack in the belts. Just replace it before tensioning the belts. HTH

Bill

Picture – tipping the alternator in to the belts.