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Back In the Saddle Again

Needing some final odds and ends.

Water pump
Alternator
Headers

I’m not sure if there is a “better” than stock water pump out there. Or if I should just run a stock style water pump.

Alternator I’m sure won’t be a problem.

Headers: for the headers I am looking at the Schonfield 1302’s. Reason being is I know for a fact that they will clear the external slave bell housing on the NV4500. I do not know for certain if the speed engineering swap headers will clear.
 
I like to use Edelbrock water pumps, because they are Made in the USA, good quality that last, and are aluminum even when stock is iron. But they do cost more.

Alternators I use Powermaster, they work well and I can get them through my distributor.

My distrubutor has the 1302 schoenfields in stock, in both ceramic coated and painted.
 
I like to use Edelbrock water pumps, because they are Made in the USA, good quality that last, and are aluminum even when stock is iron. But they do cost more.

Alternators I use Powermaster, they work well and I can get them through my distributor.

My distrubutor has the 1302 schoenfields in stock, in both ceramic coated and painted.

This is a truck block. I want to be sure the water pump can run a mechanical fan. I have seen others with that set up but not sure how to achieve it as there is literally 100 different water pump offsets.

What do they have as a price on the headers?
 
This is a truck block. I want to be sure the water pump can run a mechanical fan. I have seen others with that set up but not sure how to achieve it as there is literally 100 different water pump offsets.
I would buy the water pump for whatever application you took your accessory drive from, regardless of what brand you buy. Did the donor engine come with the accessory drive and mechanical fan? What did it come out of?

What do they have as a price on the headers?
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I would buy the water pump for whatever application you took your accessory drive from, regardless of what brand you buy. Did the donor engine come with the accessory drive and mechanical fan? What did it come out of?


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Motor was off a 2002 Suburban. I only got the block heads and rotating assembly. Been piecing it all together.
 
Ah, well you need to find a donor accessory drive off a truck or something so you know what to get the water pump and alternator for. And also if you plan to run A/C.

GM also sells a kit that's pretty reasonable if you can find one, #19369108, my distributor is out, comes with brackets, alternator, and power steering pump. You would need a water pump still. They also have an AC add on if you want(#19260892), not sure that clears your frame though.

They also have a corvette version #19421445, needs a shorter balancer than the truck version. I can get that one from stock. You would likely need a new balancer and water pump.

I am not sure if you can add a mechanical fan to the corvette version. Though we used that exact kit on my fathers 63 Nova so I could ask him to send a pic if you need one.



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Ah, well you need to find a donor accessory drive off a truck or something so you know what to get the water pump and alternator for. And also if you plan to run A/C.

GM also sells a kit that's pretty reasonable if you can find one, #19369108, my distributor is out, comes with brackets, alternator, and power steering pump. You would need a water pump still. They also have an AC add on if you want(#19260892), not sure that clears your frame though.

They also have a corvette version #19421445, needs a shorter balancer than the truck version. I can get that one from stock. You would likely need a new balancer and water pump.

I am not sure if you can add a mechanical fan to the corvette version. Though we used that exact kit on my fathers 63 Nova so I could ask him to send a pic if you need one.



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Sweet. I have the accessory drive bracket and mount. I do want AC but I want to run it up top as my shock towers would be in the way for the lower mounted AC. I have the balancer pulley. I just hate electronic fans. Had too many fail on me.
 
I've had good luck with OEM fans liek Windstar or Camaro, or newer truck fans, or quality fans like SPAL or Derale, I don't like cheap fans either. I don't like mechanical fans for my toys because they rob so much power in the upper RPM range.
 
I believe these headers will not clear the external slave of the early NV4500. I want the early gearing. Thinking I will adapt the later model internal throw out to this transmission. Seen a write up on pirate 4x4 but I don't have access to a mill anymore. Might go the AA route. Choices. Thinking I will get this transmission into the shop to rebuild it next week. wondering if they would allow me to swap a core with a newer model? probably not. Link to external/internal swap

 
Looking good.
As close as those good looking headers are to the sm465 bell housing, I think your right about the slave cylinder.
How is the water pump gonna be turned for your run in on the stand? Have concerns about turning that power steering pump with and w/o oil.
 
Looking good.
As close as those good looking headers are to the sm465 bell housing, I think your right about the slave cylinder.
How is the water pump gonna be turned for your run in on the stand? Have concerns about turning that power steering pump with and w/o oil.
Heater ports will be looped on water pump. Same with P/S pump. Just going to loop them into eachtoher.
 
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