alternator bracket

[TheJDMan]

The reason you are having a problem finding an alternator bracket for the passenger side is because with a short water pump Chevy always mounted the alternator on the driver side exhaust manifold and the aftermarket has pretty much continued that configuration. Starting with the 69 model year, GM changed to a long pump and moved the alternator to the passenger side. I am not aware of any short pump SBC factory application that mounted the alternator on the passenger side. In order to mount the alternator on the passenger side of a SBC with a short pump, you will probably need to fabricate a bracket.



Is this SBC in your 67 Firebird? If so, I think a better solution would be to switch to a long pump which will then allow you to use the factory 69 Camaro v-belt pulleys and brackets or even better use the March serpentine pulley kit. The long pump moves the pulleys forward from the block which allows the alternator to be positioned in front of the head instead of off to the side on top of the header. With the alternator and PS closer to the crank center line, the belts are shorter which reduces the chance of throwing a belt.