Thanks guys, Sounds like I might be able to just replace the front plate on my generator. I'll be going to a huge swapmeet and car show at Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas in 2 weeks. Maybe I'll get lucky and find a 943J among parts brought in by over 1200 vendors. This will be the 32nd year I've attended this event. It's one of the few places in this part of the country where more than a handfull of pre-war cars and parts can be found.

Here's the longer belt... you can see how close it gets to the end of the arm.

Thanks Bill, I see the difference now between the front plate on your 943J and my 943R; the top ear is pointed in the opposite direction on mine, which limits the amount of adjustment I have.

As the Delco-Remy parts book indicated, the drive end frame on the 943-J is different than the drive end frame on the 943-R, so now we know what the difference is. Looks like you need to find a 943-J generator (which is the stock generator for your car) and then your problem with the fan belt will be solved.

nice job solving this mystery, guys...ain't the vcca great?..


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The VCCA is great! Thanks guys. I finally found a used generator with the corrrect front plate and mounted that plate on my rebuilt 943R. It works! My fan belt is now in the middle of the adjustment range.

I still need some help to finalize this part of the project. I bought some reproduction number plates for my generator and starter from the Filling Station, but haven't been able to find a number stamping set with small enough digits to replicate the originals. Does anyone have a source for them or know of someone who can stamp them. The beautifully rebuilt distributor that came with my basket case car has a reproduction tag on it with the correct size digits. Who out there rebuilds distributors?

Take your plates to a trophy shop and have them engrave the numbers to match your old ones. It will look great.

On the correct belt Bruce DeFord emiled me last month and said," I just found out that a Triumph uses the same belt and I called a place here and they get them for England, no cogs." He didn't give me specifics and was going to GJ at the time. Maybe Bruce can fill us in on this.

Hey Guys,

I had forgotten about doing this, I'll see what I can come up with. Thanks Doug.