Re: Keep Your Cool! Vintage Air Sure Fit Install in a 67 C-10
*The following steps are only necessary if your truck is a long water pump and your alternator is on the "wrong" side.*
***ALWAYS UNHOOK YOUR BATTERY WHEN WORKING UNDER THE HOOD, ESPECIALLY WHEN MESSING WITH THINGS LIKE THE ALTERNATOR!***
The next few steps are alternatives if your truck is "different" like mine. I wanted to have a more stock look to my truck and I wanted the alternator to be on the driver's side and the A/C compressor on the passenger side. My truck has some kind of 80's 350 in it with a long water pump.
I was able to get a stock '72 style alternator bracket off a parts truck my dad had. I cleaned and painted that.
I went to Advance Auto and bought a short water pump only to find out that the long and short pump bolts are totally different and won't interchange. I couldn't find anyone local that sells them, so I ordered them off of ebay. The instructions call for 5/8" heater hose and my hoses on my stock heater unit were larger than that, so back to Advance for the correct heater hose adapters for both the water pump and intake manifold.
Once the radiator is out, remove the fan.
Next, remove the alternator. Loosen the adjustment bolt and remove the belt. Unhook all of the alternator wires, then remove the bolts (one near the bottom that it pivots on) and the adjustment bolts and put the alternator off to the side.
Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 07-18-2007 at 02:33 PM.
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