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67 Chevelle/Malibu restoration project. We put a Chevy 350 crate engine in the car and we added power steering and ac. The bracket kit or individual brackets that we ordered have resulted in alignment problems. The power Steering pump/reservoir combo is low on the drivers side and the alternator is high on the same side. In order to keep the alternator belt from dragging the power steering pump the alternator had to be moved forward beyond its proper belt alignment. The alternator and the ac compressor are practically touching the valve covers too. I’m new to using crate engines and buying these brackets and I’m just wondering if this is a common problem? I don’t want to run belts misaligned. I’d really like to go with a serpentine setup but that’s too expensive for right now.
Is there a fix for this alignment problem? Do I need to make custom parts or did I just get the wrong brackets? Does anyone know of any particular brackets that work well on a Chevy crate 350 with my setup on this car?
Is there a fix for this alignment problem? Do I need to make custom parts or did I just get the wrong brackets? Does anyone know of any particular brackets that work well on a Chevy crate 350 with my setup on this car?