Moving ALT from driver to passenger side

[70GMC396]

What factory alternator brackets do I need to move a factory driver side alternator to the passenger side? It is a 1970 big block with factory P/S and Alt on the drivers and A/C on the passenger. A/C is going away.
Thanks

[jimmydean]

I used one off a Camaro. It's closer to the motor and doesn't look as out of place as the stock one does on the driver side.

[Spray-Bomb]

Would a later bracket work, like one off a 73-87 ?

[FLEET72]

Originally Posted by Spray-Bomb

Would a later bracket work, like one off a 73-87 ?

As long as you use a long pump.

[mnunn454]

Originally Posted by 70GMC396

What factory alternator brackets do I need to move a factory driver side alternator to the passenger side? It is a 1970 big block with factory P/S and Alt on the drivers and A/C on the passenger. A/C is going away.
Thanks

Gee. Maybe you and I should just swap brackets. I've got a BBC 69, My Alt's on the passenger side. I don't have AC now.

I want to move the Alt to the driver's side above the power steering. I will be adding the aftermarket A/C compressor to the passenger side where the alternator is now (to avoid running those long compressor lines across the engine).

Here's a picture of my setup.

[454_72_4X4]

Originally Posted by mnunn454

Gee. Maybe you and I should just swap brackets. I've got a BBC 69, My Alt's on the passenger side. I don't have AC now.

I want to move the Alt to the driver's side above the power steering. I will be adding the aftermarket A/C compressor to the passenger side where the alternator is now (to avoid running those long compressor lines across the engine).

Here's a picture of my setup.

mnunn, are you running a long water pump? That looks just like my brackets and I have a long water pump.
I might be looking at the same situation as you, (aftermarket AC pump on the right side), in the future.

I've never seen a left side mount alt bracket for a long water pump though.

[mnunn454]

Originally Posted by 454_72_4X4

mnunn, are you running a long water pump? That looks just like my brackets and I have a long water pump.
I might be looking at the same situation as you, (aftermarket AC pump on the right side), in the future.

I've never seen a left side mount alt bracket for a long water pump though.

I'm not sure to tell you the truth. I understand there's about an inch difference between short and long, and was told that with "shorts" you can't get your fingers between the back of the water pump and the timing chain cover, and with "longs" you can. Can anyone verify this? Or is there a better way to tell definitively?

[70GMC396]

Thanks mnunn454! I'll pm you.