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I Ordered This Kit I hope it will fit my 71 350 the thing that worries me is the front clearance on the crank pulley. and the side clearance on the pulley tensioner on the passenger side hitting the top of the control arm. I did some measuring and it looks like it will work. cvf racing said they have had some kits sent back from customers stating they wont work. and some customers who said it worked for them. reason them sending it back was front clearance. not side clearance. I got good front clearance from my measurements. hope the tensioner clears top control arm. cvf racing said I can send back if its don't fit.
I would like to see an answer on this also.
I talked to a cvf tech and got no real answer. He said that they did not have every car type or engine configuration to check for clearance. Therefor he had to say that it would not work. He did say that it used the short Corvette water pump but with the build out it was equal to the long water pump. They sell the vintage air setup that will fit but is $500.00 more.
Thank you sir.
The only clearance problem that I can find from research is the lower pullet on the front crossmember.
I have an 1969, 383 that I want to install on.
I Got The CVF Racing WRAPTOR All Inclusive Pulley Kit on today It Fits My 71 small block 383 Just Fine. Plenty of Room for the front crank pulley. only thing I had to do was add a 1/8" spacer on the water pump pulley to bring it out for proper alignment. all other pulleys lined up perfect. I think the water water pump hub was off a little bit. not sure if I could have pulled the hub forward with a puller or not ? I think the hub is pressed on the pump ? anyway it all went on smooth. and I am happy with the quality its a nice kit.
jp
Thank you very much for the update and pictures.
A couple of questions,
Did you get the power steering pump with or without reservoir?
What fan will you be using, mechanical or electric?
Did you get it with or without the ceramic clear coat finish?
Thanks again as this eases my mind quite a bit.
Power steering pump has no reservoir on pump. kit comes with a reservoir. ceramic coating yes I got it. im running a Dewitts Radiator with there Dual Electric Fan kit on it. you can run a regular fan with this kit but the stock fan shroud would have to be modified I think. I am also doing a Borgeson power steering box conversion at the same time and it went pretty easy. I will post more pictures when its complete.
I got a few more things done today. I also got my new dewitts radiator with dual fans today. they build a nice radiator and it has a lifetime warranty.
That looks really great.
This is exactly what was in my plans doing, power steering and all.
Thank you again for pictures and willingness to share.
James
Got a little more done on the vette today. I also received my rebuilt steering column with tilt and telescope. and it was shortened for the new Borgeson conversion. from krebbs classic out of ohio. Don does nice work it looks like brand new. I will have it going in a few days I hope.
Thanks for the update with pictures. I love it.
Where are you going to mount your PS reservoir?
Thanks
James
I mounted the reservoir on the passenger side fender well. (you can see it in above engine bay pic) but not sure if its gonna work out. its gravity fed and the line is kind of long. but I seen another post where a guy mounted his on the passenger side firewall of his c3 by the heater core area and it worked out for him. so I will find out. I got my column test fitted today. the column rebuilder said he shortened it 2 1/4" and it looks like it will fit perfect. waiting on a few misc parts. and I will have it back together soon. and post update.
I got a little more done today. I got to wire the fans and install the new steering column. I have test fitted the column a few times and have it all sorted out. and that's it.
I Got The CVF Racing WRAPTOR All Inclusive Pulley Kit on today It Fits My 71 small block 383 Just Fine. Plenty of Room for the front crank pulley. only thing I had to do was add a 1/8" spacer on the water pump pulley to bring it out for proper alignment. all other pulleys lined up perfect. I think the water water pump hub was off a little bit. not sure if I could have pulled the hub forward with a puller or not ? I think the hub is pressed on the pump ? anyway it all went on smooth. and I am happy with the quality its a nice kit.
I have a question about the 1/8" spacer:
Did you have to install the spacer because of an alignment issue with the Wraptor kit (brackets) or is it an issue with the Water pump being out of spec? It looks great and I'm considering the same set-up. Thanks for the pics.
Last edited by mitch.1972vette; 12-12-2018 at 03:16 AM.
I have a question about the 1/8" spacer:
Did you have to install the spacer because of an alignment issue with the Wraptor kit (brackets) or is it an issue with the Water pump being out of spec? It looks great and I'm considering the same set-up. Thanks for the pics.
I jumped the gun on the spacer. the belt look like it needed to be moved forward. but once I cranked it up the belt was to far forward so spacer was removed and belt is fine without the spacer.
Hi jp
Glad to see you got your power steering working
Do you think there would be enough room for the reservoir mounted power steering pump? It looks a little close in the pictures.
Thanks
James
Hi jp
Glad to see you got your power steering working
Do you think there would be enough room for the reservoir mounted power steering pump? It looks a little close in the pictures.
Thanks
James
no not enough room. but the reservoir works great on the passenger side.
11-14-2018, 10:23 AM
