Did you find the water pump pulley you wanted to make the setup work? thanks mike
--- Gene Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI, > I am also setting up a serp set up from a 2001 > vortec blazer along with the > air conditioning parts on my 69. I went with a early > style reverse pump in > aluminum because of hose issues, (it came without > holes so since my radiator > has a fitting I will run the heater return to it and > the heater supply still > comes out the intake.) Using the earlier pump would > allow the use of > aftermarket underdrive pulleys. I am using the > factory pulleys on mine but > the water pump pulley has a different bolt pattern > so if you get the whole > set up and don't use the original water pump you > will need to get an earlier > pulley. > > The alt bracket is made to bolt to vortec heads so > all three bolts will > line up if you use vortec heads. On my vette alum > heads only one will line > up. I plan on using a thick piece of aluminum strap > and bolt it to the head > and there is an unused threaded hole in the back of > the bracket which will > line up. > > I am running center bolt heads and stock covers so > it cleared but it would > be tight if you use tall covers. > > Use a rotating thermostat housing and shoot it > behind the air cond pump, > the old hose will almost work if turned end for end > and cut and spliced to > be a little longer. I am planning on using the flex > stainless steel type > that street rods use alot. The bottom hose is the > blazer hose. > > Power steering pump was easy, return line clamps and > for the pressure side I > used the blazer hose after having the local welding > shop replace the > steering box end to a flare fitting. > > You could use the stock clutch fan for the blazer > but I am going electric. > The fire wall box will need a spacer if you use the > air conditioning core, > but the lines are long enough. The condenser is > about the same size as > stock, but the lines go in core support in a > different (better actually) > spot and will need holes to be drilled, it seems > like I had to remove the > bracket that holds the lines together and spread > them a bit and make a new > hold down bracket. > > I think I am at about $650 for mine so far but that > includes the air cond > parts and new alum water pump. I got the stock set > up from a place on eBay, > http://stores.ebay.com/chevy-s10-truck-blazer-parts-s-10 > > Gene > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mike f" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 11:16 AM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] serpentine > > > > Fred, Vin. > > > > I picked up an 04 Blazer setup. However, there is > one > > small detail that had to be worked out. Everything > > bolts up perfectly. I may have to do a bit of > > "clearance" between the back of the bracket assy > to > > make room for the lip of the aluminum valve covers > and > > gaskets, but that is the minor deal. The larger > issue, > > however, is on the small block V-8, the water pump > has > > two holes on the right side. One is smaller and > the > > other is a large hole. Now, on the V-6 water pump, > it > > does not have the small hole like the V-8 pumps. I > > taped and pluged the small hole. It's a done deal. > It > > all fit and hood closes good. > > > > Hope someone else has actual experience with the > other > > truck parts, I would like to hear about it. My > deal > > was about 350$ rather than the 1700$ the others > cost. > > > > hope this helps. > > mike > > > > --- vin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > pretty sure serp. setup from v-6 s-10 blazer > will > > > work. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Fred Knoche > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 9:10 PM > > > Subject: [Chevelle-list] serpentine > > > > > > > > > I am thinking about converting my SBC over to > a > > > serpentine belt system. I am looking toward a > stock > > > setup rather than an expensive aftermarket > setup. > > > Does anyone have any experience in this area? I > > > notice that different years use different > brackets. > > > Does anyone know the best year setup to use? > > > > > > Any help on this would be great. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Fred > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
