hey i recently bought a 1979 SBC 355 with a long water pump for my RS, swapped it in with all the bracketry off to i could fit it in easier and paint it all up fresh black. now i bought a chrome alternator bracket and a new alternator (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting)
kinda liek that one. and i get get any thing to line up. is this that hard to do? any help? this is REALLY frustrating

 

You need to make sure you have the correct brackets for the correct pump. A 79 truck application will have a long nose pump just like the one pre serpentine 3rdgens use although the brackets are slightly different to the point they will not interchange with stock clock posistion of the alternator. You will have to find the correct brackets for you application and since your using 79 truck peices it has to fit a 79 truck.

 

It's a small block Chevy with heads that have the accessory bolt holes. It doesn't matter what sheet metal it was wrapped in before you got it, and it doesn't matter what sheet metal you're wrapping it in. It's a small block Chevy.

Put your 305 water pump and brackets and alternator on it. All that stuff will bolt right up, fit perfect, and work fine. Then send back the stupid chrome one that fits some other car. That's nothing but using your own money as the ammunition to shoot yourself in the shorts with.

Don't outsmart yourself or go out of your way to make extra unnecessary work for yourself.

 

so u recommend using all the stock TBI serp parts and just leave out the smog pump and ac ?

 

He's totally right, use the serpentine setup you have.. And keep the A/C as well, its cool... heh, its cool... lol

 

If you have a serpentine setup why would you even bother with the chrome or truck brackets? Serpentine is the only way to go unless its a SP or race car.

You will need to use your TBI's water pump or a water pump thats reverse rotation.

 

well i dont have smog or AC any more so what would i do?

 

If you do a quick search you will find the part numbers for smog and ac delete pullys. There not too expensive $20-30 a peice. Some creative TGO members have also found most interesting ways to delete those two items. I had the thread book marked but blew my system a couple days ago so now I dont.