<VV> pulley source?

Mark Durham 62vair at gmail.com
Mon Jun 14 13:43:30 EDT 2010


Seth, Mark Corbin is right, you probably need to go looking for the aft
motor mount bracket, there were several renditions of them. Mark Durham

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Mark Corbin <airvair at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Seth,
>
> I've never had much problem with belt clearance.You sure the rear motor
> mount bracket is a correct LM bracket?
>
> Also, there are two "stock" pulleys that can be used, the a/c pulley and
> the smogger pulley. The latter is a little smaller in diameter. That may
> help you.
>
> -Mark
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <Sethracer at aol.com>
> > Subject: <VV> pulley source?
>  >
> > In a message dated 6/13/2010 5:58:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> > HallGrenn at aol.com writes:
> >
> > Seth,
> >
> > You want a AC pulley that is different from the stock AC pulley?  Do  you
> > need a different diameter to drive the aftermarket compressor?
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > Bob - The car that I am working on was an original 65 A/C car. Somewhere
> -
> > way before it came to me - the owner swapped in a 66 condenser and an
> > aftermarket compressor. He managed to strip the mounting holes in the
> head as
> > well, but that is another issue. The stock A/C pulley sits about 1/8"
> from
> > the motor mount, making it impossible to put any belt on. Since I will be
>
> > "relocating" the compressor, when I can fix the heads, I want to try to
> move
> > it all forward a little, closer to the balancer. That would give me
> enough
> > room to change the belt. I know that since there has been a trend to  add
> > A/C to cars which didn't have it, originally, there might be another
> pulley
> > around which would fit "closer" to the balancer.  That is what I am
> seeking.
> > The same diameter as stock would be fine. I might also try to modify a
> > stocker.
> >
> > Seth  Emerson
> >
>
>
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