Thanks for the response.  Doing some reinforcing myself.  I welded a "shelf"
on to the back of the bracket to distribute the point loading and to take
some of the shear stress off of the bolts.  I'll take a look at how you did
your mods when I get home...  Thanks again.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dagbear@aol.com [mailto:Dagbear@aol.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 4:18 PM
> To: MRPEDERS@pacifica-papers.com
> Subject: Re: '88 alternator mounting studs
>
>
> I had a similar problem with my '87.  I used two pieces of
> flat steel stack
> to reinforce the new bracket.  I fabricated one to go between
> the back of the
> alternator bolt and one of the bolts on the engine case.  The
> other bracket
> runs between the front of the alternator bracket and the bolt
> on top of the
> case which would secure a mechanical fuel pump.  The
> alternator is now
> solidly attached and I don't worry about the bracket breaking again.
>
> Rico Dagastino
> Munford, TN
>