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mad-butcher

posted on 24/9/02 at 05:31 PM Reply With Quote
finaly getting started

now i've got me engine mounts it's starting to go together.made up a one peice steering extention. fitted it or tried to but some morron in fords appears to have put a funny looking wirly thing in the way.how have other people got round this is it just a case of making a new bracket for the whirly thing.
tony

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David Jenkins

posted on 25/9/02 at 07:29 AM Reply With Quote
Whirly thing?

Alternator? Fan? Rubber UJ on the end of the steering column?

...more info needed!



david

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mad-butcher

posted on 25/9/02 at 05:46 PM Reply With Quote
Hi David
Sorry it's the alternator that's in the way,don't really want to go the route of putting in another uj in the steering just wondered how the others had got around it.Also how has any-one else got round a gear shift extention got a metro one but that's push for reverse and this 5 speed ford one is lift for reverse.
cheers and beers
tony

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David Jenkins

posted on 26/9/02 at 07:34 AM Reply With Quote
One more question - which engine?

If it's the Pinto, some builders have made brackets that moved the alternator up a bit (I thought it was Les Newell, but his site doesn't show anything about this - I think he's changed engines).

rgds,

David

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CairB

posted on 26/9/02 at 11:58 AM Reply With Quote
I've fitted a mitsubishi alternator on a bracket I fabricated that mounts off the block using the same bolt fixings as the original cast iron alternator mount. The alternator is a lot smaller and lighter than the original one on the 2.0 injection pinto that I'm using. I also moved the top adjustable mount bar to pivot off the thermostat housing. I'll try to get a photo on the site later if it helps, but I'll be busy tonight preparing for my SVA retest tomorrow.

PS - I think that I've seen a drawing for a bracket that was used for an escort alternator on the Yah.. Locost group. I found it after I'd made mine.

Cheers,

Colin

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mad-butcher

posted on 27/9/02 at 05:25 PM Reply With Quote
it's a lovely bady ford pinto. the only cheap blade motors I can find seem to have no numbers
tony

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Peteff

posted on 27/9/02 at 10:30 PM Reply With Quote
Is it a book chassis?. My 2ltr pinto alternator clears the column easy. I made my own mounts and ran the column through the bulkhead so it's lower.

yours, Pete





yours, Pete

I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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Peteff

posted on 27/9/02 at 10:33 PM Reply With Quote
Sorry about that. I'm in the wrong thread mate. Try a shorter fanbelt

yours, Pete.





yours, Pete

I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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