[elky] Re: Sprint's generator nos 1, 2

  • From: Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:23:49 -0800 (PST)

Elkenstein is a great name JC!

I missed your e-mail about ecparts.  I like that place and noticed all the 
photos of '73-'77 in his catalog (although I noticed that the parts for that 
generation all seem to be on their way out).  Will see if I can dig up the 
catalog again...I had no idea your elky was in it!




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From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, November 15, 2010 4:32:17 AM
Subject: [elky] Re: Sprint's generator nos 1, 2

Sounds like a good name. 
It resembles my Monte as far as the parts and strategy by the Previous owner. 
The EL Camino by virtue of the sheer number of parts from different vehicles, 
and the fact that it keeps dying, but coming back to life (hence: Elkenstein). 


I am glad you found the parts source. I wish I had closer yards. 30 minutes 
north or south for me to get to one. 


JC



On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thank you Mary!
>
>I went to a great salvage yard yesterday.  The owner used to drive a GMC 
>Sprint.  He immediately recognized my Autozone alternator as the correct one 
>for 
>my year of vehicle.  He also saw my "before" photo and said the old 
>aternator belonged to a mid to late 80's GM vehicle.  He sold me some 
>alternator 
>brackets that were identical to the ones in your photo.  Unfortunately they 
>still don't fit.  I think this all has to do with the previous owner 
>installing 
>a 1980-ish carburetor on the car, which would presumably required replacing 
>the 
>intake manifold, which would then require fabbing new alternator brackets, and 
>throw on an incorrect alternator to top it all off.  What do I have 
>now.........
>
>.......a Clustertruck!!!   (new name for my '73 Sprint).
>
>Still was a good weekend, though, and I'm very glad to find a friendly, 
>patient, 
>knowledgeable salvage yard owner.  That's as good as gold.
>
>Saul
>'73 GMC Sprint
>"Clustertruck"
>
> 
>
>
>
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>From: Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Sun, November 14, 2010 5:37:07 PM 
>
>Subject: [elky] Sprint's generator nos 1, 2
>
>
>
>Sprints generator 10-SI with brackets 6 photos all together
>
>

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