First I want to say... Had a great time in Laughlin...
I want to thank Bob for the use of his cell phone as my battery was low. However, there was no phone service where we broke. I want to thank John form Tucson for taking Ginny into Wickenburg to call for a tow truck. I want to thank Lyle and Dee for staying with Ginny in Wickenburg until some more help arrived. Lyle, the alt was a great idea but it would not have worked as the bracket also broke. A big thanks to Keith and Linda for coming back to Wickenburg to stay with Ginny until the tow truck went by.
Damage... The alternator is destroyed. The casing broke horizontally. This caused the top of the mounting bracket to shoot upwards hitting the underside of the hood. Major star crack. Need to get another bracket before I can put it together. I'm going to put a large bandaid on the hood until I can get it fixed. Gordon is your paint booth ready yet?. I'm still not sure if an alternator fan blade broke in Laughlin hitting the gas hood strut or if the strut broke hitting the alternator.
The car broke 90 miles from Phoenix in the middle of the desert. About 30 miles south of Wiekieup.
Karl, here is a pic of the car being placed back on the ground at home.
Mike