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Originally Posted by raggedjim
Just to throw a monkey wrench in the mix on the alternator bracket, the LIFE photo of the engine assembly plant clearly shows orange brackets. These may not be truck engines, but at least SOME smallblocks got orange brackets... And I believe the year on the photo was '59.
http://www.camaros.org/images/assemb...ly-engines.jpg |
Just to be clear: that's the Tarrytown vehicle assembly plant (not the engine plant) - but - it certainly does re-open the "orange" alternator bracket discussion.
I can say that's not the way we did it, nor would I prefer to do it that way given the choice (my concern would be that the bracket could get bent or damaged sticking up unprotected like that). It also points out that there can be some variation between model years, depending on what the individual program teams decide.
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