Bolted to Floor wrote:

wsinsle wrote:

Bolted to Floor wrote:

Post some pictures of the brackets, how it’s mounted, and the water pump pulley. I have a box of FE pulleys and brackets that I was going to try and sell. I could donate some for the cause and cost of shipping.

The guy that did this conversion looks like he modified the generator bracket. Tried to get some picks, it's mounted to the lower part of the motor and couldn't get a clear shot. I have brackets for a upper mount alternator but they won't work. There is a bolt hole used on the heads that this older FE don't have. If you have a set of alternator brackets made to mount to the lower side of the motor I would be more than happy to purchase them from you.

This is making more since to me now….. I’m a little slow sometimes!! The alternator bolt hole in the block didn’t start till 63/64 time frame. I don’t know that any of the brackets I have will help. I will have to find the pics. Here is a link to for a conversion bracket that gets good reviews.

https://carcrap.net/product/2-piece-low-mount-gen-to-alt-conversion-kit/

That's what I been trying to find! Thanks, already put my order in. Thanks everyone for the effort to find a pully and all other input. This bracket looks like it moves the alternator out so you only need a single groove. After farther revied, it is football season, the pully on the alternator was made for a wider belt probably 1/2". The belt sets down in the grove. The rest of the pulleys on the car look like the are 3/8". The right pully will help there, probably go HiPo. Also won't have to worry about glaze on a new one and a new belt.

MS wrote:

wsinsle wrote:

BobE wrote:

Walt - just a note about V-Belts ... original belts on my 65 Mustang are 3/8' wide, the mm equivalent sold today is slightly smaller.  I had belt slippage and thought the maybe the bottom of the “V” portion of the belt was bottoming out on the pulley.  So, I got the equivalent length belt in a ½” belt size, that is also actually a slightly smaller mm size, and I haven’t had belt slippage issues since.  Might be worth a try.

The belt I bought is 13/32. I'll see if I can get this length in 1/2", worth a shot!

 
But then it hangs over the edge of the pulley until it wears a groove and can’t seat anymore.

The 1/2" belt fits I installed the alternator pulley fine, it is flush with the top of the pulley.  This belt does sit slightly above the groove on both the water pump and crank pulleys.  This belt has stopped the squealing, which was the main concern that I had.  I'll keep an eye on it and keep a spare belt handy in case it wears prematurely. 
 

Glad you got it working, Walt. Sure wish you were bringing it to the Bash.  It'd be nice to see Brenda and you again....been a while.  Tell her we say "Hey".