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Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? #3300726 04/14/25 04:54 PM 04/14/25 04:54 PM
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toplescuda OP I Whine T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,917 poplar bluff mo.	Bought a big block mount but when tried to mock up...no luck What is needed here? 1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59 1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink) 1971 charger 2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red 2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: toplescuda] #3300732 04/14/25 05:53 PM 04/14/25 05:53 PM
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SNK-EYZ I Live Here Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,486 A Red State	The cylinder head is missing the mounting boss where the bolt attaches. It's the one next to the distributor cap in the attached pic. You're going to have to do some fabricating to figure out how to mount the upper (long) bolt. Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: SNK-EYZ] #3300735 04/14/25 06:23 PM 04/14/25 06:23 PM
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toplescuda OP I Whine T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,917 poplar bluff mo.	Well that sucks maybe i can do a lower mount? 1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59 1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink) 1971 charger 2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red 2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: toplescuda] #3300745 04/14/25 07:26 PM 04/14/25 07:26 PM
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CrazyD super stock C Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 939	Any signs the boss was ground off many years ago? Is there a boss on the rear of the other head?

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: toplescuda] #3300752 04/14/25 08:15 PM 04/14/25 08:15 PM
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SNK-EYZ I Live Here Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,486 A Red State	Originally Posted by toplescuda Well that sucks maybe i can do a lower mount? Well, you could have someone weld on a boss inn the proper location, the heads do look to be aluminum. If they are, someone should be able to easily TIG weld a boss on there.. Other than that, it'll take fabricating something to work. As already suggested, check the other head at the rear for a boss. Last edited by SNK-EYZ; 04/14/25 08:17 PM. Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: SNK-EYZ] #3300792 04/15/25 02:47 AM 04/15/25 02:47 AM
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toplescuda OP I Whine T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,917 poplar bluff mo.	The heads are nos heads from back in the day. They have never even had valves installed into them So there has been no grinding/cutting done to any part of them Most likely will try to find a good low mount setup 1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59 1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink) 1971 charger 2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red 2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: toplescuda] #3300796 04/15/25 04:52 AM 04/15/25 04:52 AM
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SNK-EYZ I Live Here Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,486 A Red State	I never said that they were modified in any way, obviously they're not Mopar heads but probably Keith Black heads. They are aluminum correct? Unless you're worried about welding a boss on (what I would do), there are options. As asked, is the boss there on the back of the other head? It wouldn't be hard to fab up a bracket that would use that lower flat boss on the head and also use the stud mount by the core plug/freeze plug. You could use the factory alternator brackets that way. Last edited by SNK-EYZ; 04/15/25 04:53 AM. Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: SNK-EYZ] #3300859 04/15/25 07:41 AM 04/15/25 07:41 AM
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Mr T2U master M Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,063 new berlin wisconsin	when i built my hemi for my 72 roadrunner. i used stage 5 hemi heads. these heads don't have alternator bracket bosses either. there was a bracket that bolted to the alternator ears that completely supported the alternator. i don't know where it came from. i was on my motor when i got it. i took pic, not the best, of the magazine article from Mopar Muscle September 2006. you can easily see the bracket in the pic. Last edited by Mr T2U; 04/15/25 07:42 AM. perception is 90% of reality

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: toplescuda] #3300879 04/15/25 10:39 AM 04/15/25 10:39 AM
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AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,402 Oregon	Mounting an alternator will be the least of your worries with those heads!

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: SNK-EYZ] #3300904 04/15/25 12:27 PM 04/15/25 12:27 PM
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toplescuda OP I Whine T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,917 poplar bluff mo.	Originally Posted by SNK-EYZ I never said that they were modified in any way, obviously they're not Mopar heads but probably Keith Black heads. They are aluminum correct? Unless you're worried about welding a boss on (what I would do), there are options. As asked, is the boss there on the back of the other head? It wouldn't be hard to fab up a bracket that would use that lower flat boss on the head and also use the stud mount by the core plug/freeze plug. You could use the factory alternator brackets that way. As said in the orignal. They are keith black heads so yeah there aluminum both heads are exactly alike 1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59 1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink) 1971 charger 2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red 2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: toplescuda] #3300906 04/15/25 12:32 PM 04/15/25 12:32 PM
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AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,402 Oregon	The low mount kits fit on the bottom corner stud which it doesn't look like your head has. You have race heads, they are not designed for accessories. They are designed for a Funny Car or a Top Fuel car, not a street car.

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: toplescuda] #3300934 04/15/25 02:01 PM 04/15/25 02:01 PM
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an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,731 Marion, South Carolina [><]	You could use the DMI (Doty Manufacturing) low mount alternator bracket. Bracket mounts with the bottom two timing cover bolts, but it doesn't use a stock style alternator. CHIP '69 road runner, 440-6, 4 speed, Dana 60 '70 'cuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '71 Demon 340, no drivetrain, on blocks behind the barn '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax '17 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: an8sec70cuda] #3300979 04/15/25 06:28 PM 04/15/25 06:28 PM
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topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 22,607 A collage of whims	If you aren't running a mech fuel pump, that could be a place for an L bracket to either work with the low-mount, or off the timing cover, or off the water pump housing. You may end up losing the belt adjustability, and some careful mock-up is needed. Small/light alternator would be easier than the OEM unit. Or maybe weld a deep nut in the low-mount's top bolt position that Andy's photo shows - probably the easiest mock-up of all, and retains adjustability, I think.

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: topside] #3301019 04/16/25 08:03 AM 04/16/25 08:03 AM
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rickseeman master Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,929 Stuttgart, Arkansas	There are various low mount kits. This is a Doty. 2011 Drag Pak Challenger

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: rickseeman] #3301527 04/19/25 02:11 PM 04/19/25 02:11 PM
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toplescuda OP I Whine T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,917 poplar bluff mo.	Originally Posted by rickseeman There are various low mount kits. This is a Doty. Thats bad ass. But a normal alt won't work with that mount setup? 1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59 1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink) 1971 charger 2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red 2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: toplescuda] #3301528 04/19/25 02:14 PM 04/19/25 02:14 PM
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rickseeman master Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,929 Stuttgart, Arkansas	It might. But I don't think you are going for the "stock" look. There are many types/kinds/styles of low mount alternators as well as roll-your-own. 2011 Drag Pak Challenger

Re: Altnator mounting to keith black hemi heads? [Re: rickseeman] #3301530 04/19/25 02:31 PM 04/19/25 02:31 PM
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toplescuda OP I Whine T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,917 poplar bluff mo.	No at end of the day it would have A blown 572 in it 1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59 1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink) 1971 charger 2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red 2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi

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