I had my Canton valve cover modified a little to clear the rocker arms but now it hits the alternator on the round part in the back where the shaft is held. It's too much to grind off the alternator, and I'd rather not relocate it if possible. Would the alternator clear the hood if I made some type of bracket that rotated the alternator up maybe an inch and used a longer belt? The engine is on the stand and I don't have a hood on so I can't really tell.

Can anyone tell me how much room there is between the hood and the top of alternator?

 

I pulled the insulation off the underside of my hood because the alternator fan tore a hole in it. So, you might have a 1/2 inch or so to play with on a stock hood, no insulation.

 

i have had this problems recently ....save alot of money and get the factory valve covers and knock out the stud braces ..paint them or what ever floats your boat and put them back on ....i have roller rocker and all on mine .....you do not need new ones

 

I had already done the mod to the stock covers last time, but I own the new ones, so I'm going to have to go with it. It looks like I should clear the hood, just might need to trim some of the insulation by the fins.