I'll throw in a counter vote. Serpentine belts suck, the whole setup is trash. You should throw it in a box and mail it to Wisconsin so you don't hafta deal with those stamped steel brackets. 
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77 C20 hauler to crawler
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I will make sure they're braced up! Thanks for the input. I can't remember for sure but they might be cast steel brackets? I have so much stuff laying around I can't remember what I have...
I'll throw in a counter vote. Serpentine belts suck, the whole setup is trash. You should throw it in a box and mail it to Wisconsin so you don't hafta deal with those stamped steel brackets.
Yeah, last I heard your stuff is all oil burners. Had not seen you picked up a fat block. So if you have not picked up a BBC I'm pretty sure the serp setup won't fit the 6.2's you are used too. About the only thing common to the BBC (beside the bellhousing flange) is that 6.5L works out to 396 cubes. Pretty special number in BBC lore.
Yeah, that is a special number. But a 6.5 is actually 395 cubes. So we're one inch short of magic. Seems like an apt description for the 6.2/6.5 series.
No, I don't have a use for a BBC serpentine setup. But I am firmly in favor of them, life is too short to be messing with squeaky V-belts that gradually stretch.
Serp it is! Thanks guys!
Many moons ago gm did have a fix for the belt throwing problem on high rpm applications. Deep groove pulleys. Dad's dual quad 283 in his 57 has them. Any solid cam 283 in 57 had them, fuelie or 2x4. Funny thing is the v8 trucks had the same pulleys during that time. I've spent many afternoons in junkyards back in the day searching for the deep groove truck pulleys as they sold like gold at swap meets to fuelie nuts. It's one of the true tell tale signs for originality on a fuelie build. Many miss it.
Sadly gm didn't carry that on in later years. Then again small blocks in the late 70's and 80's were not getting spun past 4,500 in most cases since they were choked down with emissions garbage. So deep groove pulleys were less needed.
Sadly gm didn't carry that on in later years. Then again small blocks in the late 70's and 80's were not getting spun past 4,500 in most cases since they were choked down with emissions garbage. So deep groove pulleys were less needed.
Bump from Kansas...
Not much noticeable progress. I thought I posted some pics but I guess not? Did a bunch of wiring in the engine bay and under the dash. It was a mess when I got the truck and I just slapped it together to make it work. That was on my list of things that needed to be fixed. I'll get pics of the wiring later. Here is the status of the interior. Almost ordered carpet for it last Friday but the "sale" I found was one of those not so great deals with hidden charges that popped up when you are ready to check out. I need to order some parts (carpet, fuel pump and lines, driveshaft stuff...) but it probably won't happen until after the first of the year.
I still like the shifters.
THE LIST...
Mount front shocks
Front driveshaft
Rebuild steering box
Build draglink
Exhaust
Finish wiring
Brace/box frame
Mount fuel tank
Fuel lines
Fuel tank skid
Shackle flip
Remove remaining saddle tank
Sliders
205 crossmember
Rear driveshaft
Plug wires
Change oil
Lockers
And the list goes on... lol
Mount front shocks
Front driveshaft
Rebuild steering box
Build draglink
Exhaust
Finish wiring
Brace/box frame
Mount fuel tank
Fuel lines
Fuel tank skid
Shackle flip
Remove remaining saddle tank
Sliders
205 crossmember
Rear driveshaft
Plug wires
Change oil
Lockers
And the list goes on... lol
Thanks! I hope I can reach them!
Get some longer arms. That way you won't hafta worry about being unable to reach things. They're super handy when you're working around the house or really anywhere.
^^^ Imagine that line spoken in my best @blazinzuk voice...
^^^speaking of which, where's he been?
I forgot to mention my serpentine dilemma... lol I must have been imagining things! The serpentine pulleys I have are on a small block.
Lol yep
Duct tape?
