Re: Accessory drive brakcets with L99 water pump
 

I don't know much about these motors but one thing that concerned me was the clearance for the drive mechanism on the air intake. I don't remember what it's called, but the clearance is close. It says so in the Kwik literature also.

My engine and tranny is also an E rod package, purchased in 2014, and you can see the difference in how far that little drive motor thing sticks out the passenger side of the intake.

I bought the package from Pace Performance, and they were the ones who came up with the bracket package.

Re: Accessory drive brakcets with L99 water pump
 

Pretty sure that's a Corvette set up, so the belt spacing will be different than a truck engine, but if you're buying all the brackets anyway, a new balancer wouldn't be that much more.

Re: Accessory drive brakcets with L99 water pump
 

Dirty D brackets A/C brackets and the stock truck alt. P/S bracket installed on my 78 with a 2003 5.3
the stock Alt bracket tucks that side in very close to the engine

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I really do like this FEAD set up, looks nicer and isn't too tall or crammed like other accessory drives, and it resembles the 67-72 small block accessory configuration which I like. I'm probably a fool for going carbureted at first instead of keeping the stock LM7 fuel injection/intake/FEAD and water pump but I really really really want to keep the old skool styling of a 1st gen small block with the Orange long block, black pulleys and brackets as well as a big ole black snorkel air cleaner on top which is kind of nice since I don't have to worry about air filter clearence or throttle body to FEAD like a stock LS motor swapped into these c10's.

Re: Accessory drive brakcets with L99 water pump
 

Have you seen this thread? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=668385 I don't know if this is out of your range of ability, but it's super cool! I'd like to try and copy it sometime. ;)

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I really like what he did, exactly the look im going for!

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I decided to go with the corvette brackets and FEAD setup... However I notcied it's got a different pump then the l99 and the truck water pump. So I'm assuming the truck harmonic balancer and the truck water pump won't line up with the corvette acessories correct? Is there any way to use the truck balancer and an l99 water pump?

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Here's a picture of the FEAD set up

Re: Accessory drive brakcets with L99 water pump
 

Corvettes are the tightest to the block where as the trucks are the farthest away. If you're going to buy the vette accessories, and you're going to have to buy an L99 pump anyway, why not just buy a Vette pump and balancer? Otherwise you would have to space all the accessories out enough to match up with the truck belt spacing, but I wouldn't recommend it.

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Ok that's what I was thinking would have to happen. Looks like Im on the hunt for a vette balancer.

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Why not just use the Holley setup? It's based on the Corvette brackets and you could keep your balancer and water pump, you just have to buy the truck spacers for the Holley kit.

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I switched my 5.3 to corvette spacing. I got the Holley bracket and just ordered a new corvette crank pulley from GMpartsdirect. It wasn't vey expencive and it was nice and new.

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Well to use the upper drivers side radiator hose style water pump (2010 camaro) I'm left with two choices, either run Holley's 20-135 FEAD bracket kit along with 21-3 (21-3 comes with the spacer for both the alternator bracket and the AC, I don't need the AC spacer, but can't find a lot that is just the alternator spacer alone) which together come out to around $250, and then I'll need the corvette type 2 style power steering pump, PS pulley, reservoir and reservoir bracket as well as the alternator which ideoending on where you go for parts and prices could be another 300-400 bucks. Then there's Dirty Dingos kit which has the FEAD bracket for the power steering pump and alternator, it uses the type 1 truck style power steering pump so I won't have to buy that, but ill still need an alternator as I didn't get one with my motor, and there kit is $250... Dirty dingo is cheaper yet I like the smaller PS pump and there style bracket a little bit more... Decisions decisions.