Side Post Battery

[Kurt S]

My 05C SS396 is the earliest BB I've seen with sideposts. (69 Camaro, of course.)

[RonNova396L34]

Kurt S,
If you don't mind me asking, where is it grounded? The engine block or on the alternator bracket? Wow, that is an extremely early car! Maybe it's just me but doesn't that assembly date seem like it should be a late 68 car?
Ron [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[JoeC]

On my 1969 alt bracket there are only two holes on top. One is for a heater hose bracket bolt, the other is for a plastic clip that is attached to wire harness for alt. There is no place for the bat. ground cable on the alt. bracket so bat cable bolts to block. Car has it's original wire harness.

[RonNova396L34]

JoeC
That is exactly how mine was. Only two holes on the alternator bracket. One for hose bracket, one for the plastic wiring plug.
Ron [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Kurt S]

I remember it's different than what I normally see, but I don't have a pic of it and it's in storage.......

[Mr70]

My October 1969 70 Velle came with 4 holes n the Alt. bracket.
*one for heater hoses
*one for Alt. wiring
*one for Battery ground w/star washer indents
*one 1" circle for adjusting the Alt.belt tension with a pry bar

[Unreal]

The upper alternator bracket without the adjustment hole was 69 only. But what about late 69 (after the 70 Chevelle, Impala, etc came out. Were they 69 style, or 70 style.

[RonNova396L34]

Unreal,
My bracket is for a 70 Nova. It was built during the 3rd week of August 1969. It does not have the large adjustment hole. My friend who has a 3rd week of May, 1970 car has the adjustment hole for his 1970 Nova SS 396/350 hp side post battery car. I'll probably look at a buddy's 70 Monte SS454 again this weekend and I'll try to remember to look to see if his has the hole. His is a October 1969 built car with a side post battery.
Ron [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[SS427]

Ron,
That Monte Carlo has no adjustment access hole.
Rick

[bbdon]

I think that the only hole used on the big block Novas is the one for the alternator wiring holder. All of the old road test photos hat I have seen on big block Novas have no heater hose bracket and no ground cable on the alternator bracket.