QWKDTSN Posted January 17, 2002 Share Posted January 17, 2002 Hey guys, the last thing I really need to get my motor complete is a set of pulleys. I'm running a Weiand short water pump and I guess my alternator will be mounted in the standard way (the low-mount kit i bought interferes with the steering rack). I've never put together an SBC before so I don't know how many grooves to get in each pulley. I'm not running A/C or power steering, just the alternator and water pump. THanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted January 17, 2002 Share Posted January 17, 2002 Nion, I am going to run a single groove pulley and run the alt. and pump on one belt from the crank pulley. Looks neater only having one groove, I think anyway. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kc6wfs Posted January 17, 2002 Share Posted January 17, 2002 Hi Nion, I also ran a short neck waterpump. Here is a pic of my alt. Hope it helps. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 If you have to buy new pulleys, go for the '67-'68 Z/28 deep groove pulleys. They are less prone to throw belts and have more high performance ratio than the standard setup for a short pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted January 21, 2002 Author Share Posted January 21, 2002 kc6wfs, How did you get those brackets to fit on your headers? Your situation is probably different from mine, but with my Flowtech headers there is no room to back out one of the header bolts, #1 cylinder. http://homepage.mac.com/nion/.Pictures/V8Z%20Project/v8zheader.jpg As you can see, I had to use bolts in those locations instead of the ARP studs because they were too long. I almost have to remove the headers completely to take out the two bolts because they just back out into the header tube. Can anyone reccommend to me a good-looking alternator bracket kit that I can actually use with no problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kc6wfs Posted January 21, 2002 Share Posted January 21, 2002 Hi Nion, The bracket is "humped" to clear the tube. But yes I see the bend is very sharp on your headers and you would have to do something else. I'll take another pic of the bracket too show my clearance on that bolt. It's close! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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