Ok, this saturday I am making a trip to the junk yard to get a couple things. First, I am pulling an 85 T/A froont bumper which will finally complete my ground effects kit. I also need all the mounting hardware for the rocker trim pieces. For the front bumper, I guess I should get the fog light housings, too, and I know I need the plastic headlight bezels, since they are a little different than my current 83 ones.

I am also pulling a serpentine setup from an 89ish RS. It has everything minus the alternator. The A/C compressor looks brand new, so im gonna get that, plus the hoses for it, since mine are longer for the drivers side compressor. I am also going to take the power steering pump, because I know mine won't fit, and its leaking, anyways. Should I even bother taking the water pump? Am I forgetting anything?

Also, do reverse rotation water pumps cool any better than standard rotation ones?

 

if anything bolts to the water pump you might want to get it and use it to match up to a rebuilt one and for your core.

 

Yea I was thinking I should probaby get the water pump, that way I could at least use it as a core.

Another question, is there any way I can re-use my alternator, and just put a serpentine pulley on it? If so, can I use a 2.8L V6 serpentine pulley, because I couldnt find any other serpentine V-8's and the alternator is missing from this one.

 

well i don't know for sure but i'd guess the only differance is the pulley so i don't see why you couldn't just swap them around.

 

It takes an impact wrench or three hands to change those alternator pulleys. One must get inventive with a screwdriver.

 

Man I want to go to a junk yard. I love that place! Hey you forgot your tools! J\k Sounds like you might have it down. What I'm going to bring is a car batery and my dremmell with a strong cutting wheel. Never know what you can hack up. Or what you might need to hack up.