Trying to locate correct Alternator for 70LT1

[venms96]

Where is the best place to find C3 Vette Alternators ? Looking for # 1100884 for 70 LT1. Guess I'll be looking for awhile....not an easy find.

 

[calvin camp]

Hey venms96,

Have you tried Paragon? They stock lots of old reconditioned parts so you might get lucky. Their phone number is (800)882-4688, web corvette-paragon.com.

Good luck,
Cal

 

[venms96]

Thanks again Cal. I will try Paragon tomorrow. I know this is a difficult part to locate. I thought there would be more around due to the number of AC cars built in 69 and 70.

You've been answering and assisting me for a few weeks. Thanks Cal.

Mark

 

[Dave's LT-1]

I don't know if you found your alternator yet or not. If not there is one on ebay right now: 1970 CORVETTE 454,350 LTI ALTERNATOR #1100884 9M17 RARE Item number: 7956398414 . I don't know if the date will match what you're looking for or if you care. But pictures look O.K. it is missing the pulley, auction ends 2/28 and current bid $385

 

[72-LT1]

The one on Ebay sold for about a grand, crazy.

 

[jdp6000]

Ecklers still sells alternators. www.ecklers.com

 

[Swamp Donkey]

The one on Ebay sold for about a grand, crazy.

Holy Dawg Doo--I am surprised that at those prices somebody is not manufacturing them--you can buy a starter with the correct date code from Corvette Central --why not alternators?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Ecklers still sells alternators. www.ecklers.com

I don't think that those have the correct 1100884 part # and the date code that people would need to be within 6 months of their build date.

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

Holy Dawg Doo--I am surprised that at those prices somebody is not manufacturing them--you can buy a starter with the correct date code from Corvette Central --why not alternators?

Very very VERY difficult to replicate all the nuances of an original alternator. The only reason someone would want a correct part number and date coded alternator would be for NCRS or Bloomington judging. If a repo doesn't pass there, what's the point?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Very very VERY difficult to replicate all the nuances of an original alternator. The only reason someone would want a correct part number and date coded alternator would be for NCRS or Bloomington judging. If a repo doesn't pass there, what's the point?

Good point

 

[venms96]

Won't Pay That Much !!!!

Yes, I saw that Alternator on Ebay. I watched it from Day 1. I thought maybe I'd jump in at the end, but after seeing those big numbers for an Alternator, forget that. I have the $$, just don't have the desire.
I'm sorry to see that the parts market has gone thru the roof. I am not going to allow myself to pay that much for an Alternator, simple as that. When I first started looking, not that long ago either, I was willing to pay some "decent" money for a correct Alternator. But now that I see what the game is all about, no way am I going out like that.
Great for the buyer, great for the seller. No problem with people wanting to make big $$, and no problem for a guy who wants the correct part and will pay anything for it. But I don't have to allow myself to participate in this kind of parts hunt.
It would be a "nice to have" item for my car. Just about everything else is correct. But I had no idea it would be this difficult or absurdly expensive to buy an 1100884 Alt.
Forget my first posting.........and not because I found one.
My 370hp LT1 is a blast to drive, and I'm not thinking about the Alternator when I hear those solid lifters !
Later..............

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Yes, I saw that Alternator on Ebay. I watched it from Day 1. I thought maybe I'd jump in at the end, but after seeing those big numbers for an Alternator, forget that. I have the $$, just don't have the desire.
It would be a "nice to have" item for my car. Just about everything else is correct. But I had no idea it would be this difficult or absurdly expensive to buy an 1100884 Alt.
Forget my first posting.........and not because I found one.
My 370hp LT1 is a blast to drive, and I'm not thinking about the Alternator when I hear those solid lifters !
Later..............

How right you are--and that one didn't even have the deep V pulley on it which would add up to more $$$ and maybe even a rebuild would have been necessary.