Hey guys i just picked up my first first gen im loving it so far but i got a few question to ask my belt keeps ripping and i know the alternator isnt aligned right so im wondering what the exact spacing that is needed for it to be straight on im gonna go outside in a lil and try and eye it out. also i have a real bad miss and power loss.
if i already did a basic tune up on the car what would be some things to go ever next? oo and the previous owner removed the emissions

 

if its a 79, with the points distributor, that's why its missing.

 

its an 80 i put on a new dist cap and cleaned up the rotor

 

I can take a close-up pic and measure my spacer for you when I get home tonight, no prob.

The front mounting ear of the alt should be flush on the water pump front; the spacer goes in the back.

Do you still have your smog pump? Do you have AC? (changes the belt routings)

 

that would be great i was searching for a pic for a while but i couldnt find one and no ac and no air pump the cats are gone but i think i might put on a air pump i have so i dont have to worry about the waterpump if the alternator belt snaps again

 

80's never had cats. Thermal reactor.

Pix in a few minutes.

 

haha thats a fact i didnt know im new to this whole old skool thing lol owned fcs and an 8 since i had my license

 

Spacer looks to be 25mm long.

 

divine your engine bay is soooo clean and the bar that keeps the belt tight was bent all out of whack so i straightened it out and cleaned up and painted all my pulleys hopefully that will help i had alot of belt dust all over them. Thanks for all the help u guys r waayyyy more helpful then fc guys lol

 

i got another question i know the carb on my car is shot. how hard is it to rebuild for a beginer? or should i just spend the money and get a new one?

 

Carb rebuilds are not hard; you just need to 1) be patient, 2) follow directions closely, and 3) not lose any tiny parts.