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Alternator belt slippage and ill fitment with tall valve covers.

Posted: 4/23/23 11:18am Message 1 of 5
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Vette(s): 1977 Corvette, Atomic Silver, with updated 383V8, Holley 750, Ceramic coated headers/sidepipe's with STS inserts, backed up with a TCI Street Fighter automatic transmission 2400 stall.

Just sharing what I had to do to accommodate my alternator mounting so I could have room for belt adjustments.  I combined two different kits from Summit to tailor it to my liking.  Hope this helps others.




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Re: Alternator belt slippage and ill fitment with tall valve covers.

Posted: 5/3/23 8:56am Message 2 of 5
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Very nice, you didn’t list the kits?  After four different tries, a 15543 works with room to adjust. But you have to remove the valve cover to get it on. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Re: Alternator belt slippage and ill fitment with tall valve covers.

Posted: 8/23/23 9:37am Message 3 of 5
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Vette(s): 1977 Corvette, Atomic Silver, with updated 383V8, Holley 750, Ceramic coated headers/sidepipe's with STS inserts, backed up with a TCI Street Fighter automatic transmission 2400 stall.

Sorry. The Summit Kits where as follows

 

P/N SME-2001 

P/N SUM-420101

I used the lower bracket, upper bracket and expansion bolt of SME-2001 and the Alternator top bracket of the other.  After further research I hear you get brackets for a 327 V8 and it works as well if you want stock appearance.

 




Re: Alternator belt slippage and ill fitment with tall valve covers.

Posted: 9/6/23 1:33pm Message 4 of 5
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Vette(s): '73 L48 Coupe, 383, M20, A/C, Electric Windows. Matterhorn White Jet-Glo w/ Dark Blue interior. Rochester, Edelbrock, Blackjack Ceramics, Borlas w/ 2.5" mandrel X over, Cooper Cobras on both OEM Steel and Aluminum Wheels.

Not too fancy, but works for me. 

3.75" tall Valve Cover, #15550 belt. Not sure where the chromed adjuster brace came from.

Steve




 

 

Re: Alternator belt slippage and ill fitment with tall valve covers.

Posted: 9/6/23 2:06pm Message 5 of 5
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Vette(s): 1977 Corvette, Atomic Silver, with updated 383V8, Holley 750, Ceramic coated headers/sidepipe's with STS inserts, backed up with a TCI Street Fighter automatic transmission 2400 stall.

Looks good to me!




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