Hello;
After having two alternator - water pump belts fail recently, someone pointed out that my alternator did not line up with the fan and crank pulleys.
The car is 70 Challenger R/T, 383, and stock. I've owned it for a while, and it was a reasonable unmolested car when I got it.
See the photos for how the brackets are installed now, they appear from the web to be the correct ones in correct location. The belt comes very close to the bolt on top right bracket hole, and the belt failed there; I've since installed a thinner bolt, but clearance is still minimal.
To get the alternator in line, I added a couple of thick washers and a slightly longer spacer. It works, but I am curious why I had to jerry rig it since I don't think it was built this way.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mark