Splash guard for my alternator!!!
09-13-2013, 02:11 AM
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So after hearing horror stories of people ruining there alternators, in the mud and water I decided to come up with something to help protect it from being splashed... So this is what I made:
I started with some heat shield I picked up at the junkyard
Then me and a friend cut it down and started trimming it up
I mounted it using two holes pre-drilled holes in the sub-frame
And this is what I ended up with
Before:
After
And it's kept my alternator clean since!!!
I started with some heat shield I picked up at the junkyard
Then me and a friend cut it down and started trimming it up
I mounted it using two holes pre-drilled holes in the sub-frame
And this is what I ended up with
Before:
After
And it's kept my alternator clean since!!!
Last edited by jeeper jason; 09-13-2013 at 02:59 PM.
09-13-2013, 09:57 AM
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nice job man. Thought about doing this a while back but never got around to it. I like that it's small.
09-13-2013, 10:45 AM
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Thx man, defiantly worth it, just need to find a way to stop my fan from spraying water everywhere, I sucked some in last time and painted the front bit of my engine bay, my alternator was clean all day till I did that, still runs quiet but it's no longer shiny
09-13-2013, 10:46 AM
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09-13-2013, 11:06 AM
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Another member brought up an interesting point in another thread that i hadn't considered...
Can be easily solved though - the shield only needs a connection to hold it up, therefore i would recommend enlarging the hole (in the guard) for the engine side mount so the bolt can freely move horizontally with the engine, and use a large fender washer so the guard still supported by the bolt vertically. I do it all the time with building structure expansion joints where i need a bearing connection.
Can be easily solved though - the shield only needs a connection to hold it up, therefore i would recommend enlarging the hole (in the guard) for the engine side mount so the bolt can freely move horizontally with the engine, and use a large fender washer so the guard still supported by the bolt vertically. I do it all the time with building structure expansion joints where i need a bearing connection.
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Another member brought up an interesting point in another thread that i hadn't considered...
Can be easily solved though - the shield only needs a connection to hold it up, therefore i would recommend enlarging the hole (in the guard) for the engine side mount so the bolt can freely move horizontally with the engine, and use a large fender washer so the guard still supported by the bolt vertically. I do it all the time with building structure expansion joints where i need a bearing connection.
Can be easily solved though - the shield only needs a connection to hold it up, therefore i would recommend enlarging the hole (in the guard) for the engine side mount so the bolt can freely move horizontally with the engine, and use a large fender washer so the guard still supported by the bolt vertically. I do it all the time with building structure expansion joints where i need a bearing connection.
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Another member brought up an interesting point in another thread that i hadn't considered...
Can be easily solved though - the shield only needs a connection to hold it up, therefore i would recommend enlarging the hole (in the guard) for the engine side mount so the bolt can freely move horizontally with the engine, and use a large fender washer so the guard still supported by the bolt vertically. I do it all the time with building structure expansion joints where i need a bearing connection.
Can be easily solved though - the shield only needs a connection to hold it up, therefore i would recommend enlarging the hole (in the guard) for the engine side mount so the bolt can freely move horizontally with the engine, and use a large fender washer so the guard still supported by the bolt vertically. I do it all the time with building structure expansion joints where i need a bearing connection.
09-13-2013, 12:18 PM
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Looks good, but I suggest removing the bolts from the frame rail and finding a different way to mount it. The motor torques around and will eventually fatigue the plate or bolts.
Never mind. Was already covered
Never mind. Was already covered
09-13-2013, 12:30 PM
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Haha yeah, kinda new to all this so it never occurred to me at first, I'm gonna go back and edit my write up here soon
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