Today has not been very productive as I was trying to fit an alternator to my car. However after spending the best part of the day I admit defeat. The problem was caused by the alternator body having a larger diameter than the dynamo so it causes the alternator to hit the rocker cover. If I was to use a slightly longer fan belt or make a different bracket the alternator would fit without any problems but the fan belt would then hit the steering column. After a day of trying different brackets, and fan belts I’ve given in and decided that I’ll keep my car original and fit the dynamo to the car. The only other bad thing to happen is I managed to repeatedly scratch my rocker covers trying to fit the alternator so these need to be removed and painted again.
