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I've been grinding away on the alt. case to get it to clear the two fuel injection sensors. So far I can get the top mount close to the bracket but still about a half inch to get the bolt thru. Has anyone mounted the unit on an SE-I? Do you need to move the alt. forword another quarter inch or so? I have not given up but would like to draw on previous experience.
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#31
01-28-2007, 02:25 PM,
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Hi Bruce and Welcome aboard,
I'm currently in the process of installing an alternator on an SE-I I found that the lower bracket (or dimensions used to make the lower bracket) for the PoorBoy kit are not adequate for the fuel injection bikes. I just remade a lower bracket to move the bottom leg of the alternator outward thus giving more room between the TPS,fuel injector and alternator. Once trimming is done on the lower alternator brace I should not have to do any (or much) moulding to the fairing lower to get it to clear the alternator. I will go out to the shop and get the deminsions and post in a few moments. Meanwhile checkout the current photos I've posted on the Not Exactly A PoorBoy topic in this forum for ideas of how I'm doing the install. Will have a complete photo journal of the install for the LTD / SE-I models in a couple of weeks to help out the fulie owners. By the way please post your location in your information so we can get an idea of where you are. TN |
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#32
01-28-2007, 02:34 PM,
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I also built a new lower mount that is longer than the Poorboy kit. I used a differnt alternator and the distance between the mounting holes was shorter. I could have modified the top adjusting mount, but it seemed simpler to just build a new lower.
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#33
01-29-2007, 12:40 PM,
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Bruce the dimensions I came up with were:
Using a piece of 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1/8" piece of angle measure 7/16" from the left and up 5/8" from the bottom mark to drill a 13/32" hole, now measure from the center of the first hole to the right and mark at 3 1/16" and up 13/16" from the bottom mark to drill a 3/8" hole. This puts the lower leg of the alternator in a more upright position and gives only some minor grinding to the lower alternator support leg to clear the fairing. This also clears the TPS and injector when you use a lower spacer of 1 5/8" to space the alternator out at the bottom. This was using a Nippondenso '92 Geo Metro alternator. (Note: You may want to mark and drill your first hole, mount the bracket, hang the alternator and then mark the lower alternator bracket hole thru the lower alternator brace to avoid any problems with the upper adjustment brace,) Hope this helps. Hey Sundance was it as cold in Nashville as it was in the western part of the state this morning? Yes it was simpler to fab a lower bracket. Actually thought about making the bottom bracket the adjustable one, but left the top that way instead. TN |
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#34
01-29-2007, 02:42 PM,
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Pretty nippy here. I didn't go out until around noon to give the dogs some hot water, but it was still a bit chilly then. News guy said we should hit 41 for a high today, but I haven't seen it yet.
I'm not sure of the exact measurements for my new bottom bracket but I just picked up some steel angle and drilled it a couple of times. When I was all done I had enough clearance that I had no need to grind the alternator. (I did use a pretty small alternator.) Everything went together with just a bit of fairing reshaping. I am in the process of doing a custom fairing setup as we speak. The new fairing will have plenty of room so that everything has room to breathe. It should look pretty much stock if I do it right. |
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#35
01-29-2007, 03:01 PM,
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