Ram horn manifolds and alternator issue

[40cruiser7]

I have an old set of ram horns oe Chev I assume ,And I cant find a good way to mount my alternator .As there is no holes in the manifold and no bracket to be found to accommodate this style of manifold .
Any Ideas
Sam

 

[inkpot]

Howdy! Those manifolds date from very early small blocks. Hot Rod suppliers and places like LMC Truckpartss should have the original style brackets. John

 

[lone gunman]

what water pump do you have long or short ? what about mounting it off of the head ? eBay could be a possibility, just search eBay motors for alternator brackets or Chevy alternator brackets and you will find a lot of them. and check this place out they have a bunch

Bracket Kits

and maybe these guys, i don't remember if they have brackets but may have a link. Alternator Parts,High Output Alternators,Chrome Alternators,Quick Start Rebuild Kits

or search eBay for Chevy exhaust manifolds and you should find one with the bracket holes you need. that's where i got my ram horns.

 

[73fj]

 

[lone gunman]

hey 73fj some of the real old school SBC with short water pump mounted the alternator off the exhaust manifold on the drivers side and i think that's the problem hes having. but yeah that's the way i think he may have to go if his heads have the accessory holes

 

[rsc71]

these guys do sell ramshorns with the bracket mount acomodations
Shop for Chevrolet Corvette Exhaust Manifold at 1A Auto®

 

[73fj]

Its probably the easiest and most readily available way to do it, practically everyone has a beater chevy truck they rob parts off of...........don't they?

 

[lone gunman]

i use to but finally got rid of it but i have a buddy with an old farm with hen houses full of rigs.

 

[65swb45]

Downey Off Road had an exhaust bolt alternator bracket a million years ago for their V-8 customers. I think I still have a couple of those brackets on the shelf. If you need one, give me a call.