Alternator Hits VC

Yobi1Kanobi

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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

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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

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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.

 

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

 

Yobi1Kanobi

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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:

 

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SQUEEZE&STROKE

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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

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

 

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very nice looking motor.

 

Yobi1Kanobi

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its been hell...

 

95Vert

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

 

Yobi1Kanobi

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

 

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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

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yobi1kanobi said:

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

Click to expand...

It'll look nice then!

 

blksn955.o

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

+tons on that alt. looks great otherwise.

 

Yobi1Kanobi

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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.