Alternator Hits VC

[Yobi1Kanobi]

Alternator Hits VC--Pics Update on Build DUW

For Anyone looking at buying nice tall Fab Alum VCs....Know this your gonna need a 1 inch spacer for your intake and the Alternator hits the VC too.

I think I am gonna need to cut a reweld the VCs.

Just a heads up....

 

[blksn955.o]

I noticed with my and fox covers if you undo the alt. bracket a little and bolt the alt. down and valve cover. Then push the alt. bracket back in it cleared when I tightned down the bracket. One of those undo 3 thing to get all to fit.

That was for FOX covers and I can bet some others will not fit this way. Thougth I would mention it since it is worth a try.

 

[gcomfx.com]

I went with the Trickflow kit and I have to remove my alternator to get my valve cover off. It doesn't hit once it's seated, but it's damn close.

 

[95Vert]

I have the red/black Ford Racing ones, and I also have to remove the alt. to remove the v/c.

 

[Yobi1Kanobi]

Here is where Im at....

This is a pic of my 200 dollar pain in the ass VC

Here is what I am cutting off and welding flat. Do you think that be OK

They Look good but I would recomend different ones

Thanks for listening:SNSign:

 

[SQUEEZE&STROKE]

You should paint/strip that alternator and spray some oven cleaner on that blue pulley. The rest of your bay looks really nice, but those two things stick out like a sore thumb!

 

[Yobi1Kanobi]

Yeah I am actually just test fitting the Alt...I planned on stripping that paint off.

 

[ford302redneck]

very nice looking motor.

 

[Yobi1Kanobi]

its been hell...

 

[95Vert]

As long as the cut/weld don't hit the rockers, you'll be fine, but I bet you knew that.

 

[Yobi1Kanobi]

there is alot of room there on those VC..I measured it out and it should be fine....

 

[ScratchinFerTra]

I was able to grind the round part of the back of the alternator that hit my Ford Racing tall valve covers on my 95Gt, all stock front engine components.
Stan

 

[SQUEEZE&STROKE]

Yeah I am actually just test fitting the Alt...I planned on stripping that paint off.

It'll look nice then!

 

[blksn955.o]

Jebus, are you hiding midgets in there? Those things are huge...

+tons on that alt. looks great otherwise.

 

[Yobi1Kanobi]

yeah they looked great in the catalog and I was really tired of flimsy VCs. I had considered the TrickFlow Covers but I didnt want to look like a Billboard under the Hood. And I always thought these Fabbed VCs looked trick. I never thought they would be a problem. I really wanted a 1 inch spacer anyways so that was OK but I never thought about the alt.