Rerouting a C4 serpentine conversion on a 69
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Granted up until a few days ago I didn't realize that GM used a power steering pulley with a smooth surface, I still think you'll have a rather hard time finding a water pump pulley with grooves. I don't recall ever seeing anything like that in the realm of GM. It's possible you'll find one from another domestic car maker's parts bin and you might even have luck from something from across the water. As long as it's a wide serpentine belt and you can modify it to fit the water pump you'd be in business.
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
Granted up until a few days ago I didn't realize that GM used a power steering pulley with a smooth surface, I still think you'll have a rather hard time finding a water pump pulley with grooves. I don't recall ever seeing anything like that in the realm of GM. It's possible you'll find one from another domestic car maker's parts bin and you might even have luck from something from across the water. As long as it's a wide serpentine belt and you can modify it to fit the water pump you'd be in business.
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
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Looking good if you can find that pulley and get the bracket machined looks like it will work fin! Just wondering why you went with the C4 setup is there any benefit to it over the fbody setup? I got my aluminum brackets, pulleys and factory bolts off of an 89 IROC-Z at pick-n-pull for like $65! Then new accessories, under drive pulley and fbody water pump and it bolted together perfect with plenty of clearance!!
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I came across a good deal on the '89 setup with the alt, compressor, tensioner, all the brackets and even the smog pump. I had been reading on here that the setup i was looking at fit no problem so that's why I went that route.
On my last junkyard trip I was kinda focused on the different tensioner setups and other brackets that I didn't even look at the pulleys on the the camaro and firebird i pulled brackets and tensioners off of.
Here's a pulley I'm looking at online but for $95 and me having to powder coat it... I have seen them for $30 ish too. Looks like another excuse to get back to the junkyard and pay a little more attention, or bring a shopping list...
$95
$35
On my last junkyard trip I was kinda focused on the different tensioner setups and other brackets that I didn't even look at the pulleys on the the camaro and firebird i pulled brackets and tensioners off of.
Here's a pulley I'm looking at online but for $95 and me having to powder coat it... I have seen them for $30 ish too. Looks like another excuse to get back to the junkyard and pay a little more attention, or bring a shopping list...
$95
$35
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
Looking good if you can find that pulley and get the bracket machined looks like it will work fin! Just wondering why you went with the C4 setup is there any benefit to it over the fbody setup? I got my aluminum brackets, pulleys and factory bolts off of an 89 IROC-Z at pick-n-pull for like $65! Then new accessories, under drive pulley and fbody water pump and it bolted together perfect with plenty of clearance!!
OP, do you have the tensioner that came with the 'vette serp belt brackets? I am wondering if I could just use the one I already have.
Also, where can I find the 35 dollar pulley in your last post? That looks exactly like what I'm looking for!
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
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Well can't pass up a really good deal, like free lol!!
Junk yard shopping trips are fun, they had a few serpentine setups there and at $65 i went ahead and bought three of them. Cleaned them up and got around $200 for each for them on ebay, paid for new a/c compressor!!
Junk yard shopping trips are fun, they had a few serpentine setups there and at $65 i went ahead and bought three of them. Cleaned them up and got around $200 for each for them on ebay, paid for new a/c compressor!!
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
Well can't pass up a really good deal, like free lol!!
Junk yard shopping trips are fun, they had a few serpentine setups there and at $65 i went ahead and bought three of them. Cleaned them up and got around $200 for each for them on ebay, paid for new a/c compressor!!
Junk yard shopping trips are fun, they had a few serpentine setups there and at $65 i went ahead and bought three of them. Cleaned them up and got around $200 for each for them on ebay, paid for new a/c compressor!!
Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
