Alt bracket

[mnwildpunk]

Hello I'm new to the forum. I'm just starting to get into the hobby. I'm wondering how a person would go about making an alternator bracket for my Amt 70 1/2 camaro? This will be the first of many question I'm sure thanks guys

[Len Woodruff]

Hello I'm new to the forum. I'm just starting to get into the hobby. I'm wondering how a person would go about making an alternator bracket for my Amt 70 1/2 camaro? This will be the first of many question I'm sure thanks guys

The only correct one ever made in a kit for the 69 up Chevy's was in the 69 Revell Nova SS 1st release w/ the 350 Small Block.

Edited July 3, 2011 by Len Woodruff

[Harry P.]

Cut it out of a piece of sheet styrene. Use a photo as a reference for the correct shape.

[george 53]

Cut it out of a piece of sheet styrene. Use a photo as a reference for the correct shape.

Harry's got it right. Just use a thin piece of 10 thousanths plastic sheet.Put a slight bend in it an glue it from the Alt, to the waterpump bolts. Viola! no mo hangin alternator!

[mnwildpunk]

Thanks guys for the help!!

[Danno]

[mnwildpunk]

re visiting this topic. I may be making this harder then it is idk? The size sheet styrene seems a lil thin for a 3/8" metal. Would u guys makie the bracket out of two peices of styrene or just one that is scored and bent to make up the two demensions? Does anybody have a pic of one they did?

[Len Woodruff]

re visiting this topic. I may be making this harder then it is idk? The size sheet styrene seems a lil thin for a 3/8" metal. Would u guys makie the bracket out of two peices of styrene or just one that is scored and bent to make up the two demensions? Does anybody have a pic of one they did?

It will be hard to replicate the Chevy 69 Up alternator bracket in styrene. The best choice whould be brass and solder the pices together or have it nmachined out of aluminum.

Or just use the reasonable facimily from the Original 350 SS Revell 69 Nova.

Edited July 10, 2011 by Len Woodruff

[sjordan2]

Looks like this could be a trifle complicated.

[mnwildpunk]

Yup that is the one I found too and I thought to my self how in the world?

[sjordan2]

I wonder if there's more reference detail for equivalent parts on the 1/12 Monogram '69. Couldn't find the instructions at the usual places, including the Revell-Monogram site.

[Harry P.]

The green bracket is simple enough to cut out of sheet styrene. The red bracket, a piece of sheet styrene cut to a strip and glued to a length of styrene rod (or aluminum rod or even some scrap sprue the appropriate diameter). You could even skip the flat strip part, it would be almost impossible to see anyway... just go with a length of rod between the block and the alt.

The tough part is the orange piece. That can be made by cutting the two surfaces out of sheet styrene and gluing them together at a 90 degree angle (the front surface being the part with the adjustment slot, which is at 90 degrees to the top part which covers the alternator and is screwed down to the block. Forget about that curve you see on the edge of the top, just make it straight (easier that way).

You don't have to get every single angle and curve 100% correct... just approximate it as best as you can. In 1/25 scale nobody will ever notice anything "wrong" if you don't get it exact.

[george 53]

Thank you Harry, for that picture. Your plans for the orange peice are great. I was just thinking of a simpler method, but your LOOKS real good! An that's the point. I like it! :lol:

[Aaronw]

re visiting this topic. I may be making this harder then it is idk? The size sheet styrene seems a lil thin for a 3/8" metal.

.010" = 1/4" in 1/25 scale, 0.15 = 3/8", .020" = 1/2" etc