I started with an Aluminum template, then made this steel bracket. The lower 2 short bolts came from the holes where the long bolts are now; they originally held the factory hose hook on the lifting eye. Note the sharp V-notch in the lifting eye bracket pointing to the compressor, where the body of the alternator will fit.
http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=427664Before installing ANY alternator, clean all its mounting surfaces thoroughly, and apply ELECTRICAL grease (not dielectric, or thermal, or chassis) to the mating surfaces. If the alternator case isn't fully grounded to the block (and then continuously to each battery's negative post), it can't fully charge the batteries.
