motor plate pics

looking for ideas on mounting accessories on the motor plate alt. vac. pump ect. pics would be helpful.
thanks

This is mine.
Doug

wow Doug that plate looks full

That looks nice! What alternator is that?

East coast mini. To be honest if I did it again Id put the alternator below the vacuum pump. Then run a larger alternator.
Doug

Just added the vac pump last year because all the cool kids have them ....just have to step up in the crank trigger department

J body does that alt. bolt to the plate or into the block ?

I take it when you put it in the car you hooked the vacuum pump up to the suction side?


Joe

Yeah we corrected that.... good eye!

Alt is bolted to the plate. Wish I had a better pict of the bracket. Only part that gets swapped between our two engines.

Best one I have at the moment...

No alternator chip?

Yes, it has a DMI low mount kit on it, just hadn't put it back on it yet when that pic was taken. Didn't even realize that, lol.

Found one w/ the alternator...

My plate ties the front rollbar struts AND the lower frame rails. I have the Indy rev adapter plate and a SBC waterpump (which I'd do differently and just use a remote pump on the radiator)

16 years ago........Vince Impasato and Chuck Millen from Best Machine in Michigan when I flew in on dyno day. The motor plate was definitely a beefy piece.

do you guys all use mid-plates when you use a motor-plate?

dj

thanks for the pictures im working with a small block for the first time lot less room to work with then the big blocks height wise.

No mid plate with mine. but it does have struts on the trans to control fore/aft movement.
Doug

Then kick the plate upward from it's mounting source on the block. If you can see well in my fuzzy pic that's what i did to gain material and again it ties to the upper cage struts.

No mid plate here either.... but my fore/aft link is off my front frame to the block. Doug utilized one of the trans mounts I use as a shift cable mount on his set up

When you get all fancy and need A/C with your dry sump pump.

No midplate here either. I use the same style fore/aft limiter that DVW does.

Were did you purchase your limiters from?(struts)

I do.

I do.

Jesus... I think this is what my 55 Ford is going to look like when I finish restoration.. Wanting to do a serpentine system on it... Except I have to do a standard rotation of the water pump.

Dave