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My truck came with an alternator that used the original generator bracket and threaded rod with nuts to space the alternator forward. The tension on the belt bent the threaded rod cocking the alternator alignment. Maybe with a spacer that wouldn’t happen, but I was too leery it would happen again, so I didn’t want to go that route. I was also thinking of cutting off the rear tab, moving it forward to match the alternator mounting and welding it back on. I was also missing the correct tension bracket, so I bit the bullet and bought the new alternator bracket that comes with the tension arm. Back three years ago it was only fifty dollars.

I see that Classic Parts have the brackets for $50 & $55 depending on which year 216/235/261 you have. If you decide to go this way, make sure you order the correct bracket. I didn’t understand that there were different brackets for different years and the bolt slots ended up being too small for my ‘59 235. I had to enlarge the slots to fit. Fortunately, I have a lathe with a milling attachment, so it made fairly easy work of it, otherwise, I would have had to file it to fit.