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The idea for the engine bay is like the rest of the truck, subtle. I want it to look as much like an old truck as possible when the hood is popped, so I used the old v-belt system, original style pumps and I even painted my shiny Edelbrock intake black to match. One of the most complicated parts of the process was finding a power steering pump pulley. I had one, but it was bent and I couldn’t order a black original style from any auto parts shop in town (they had lots-o-chrome) but finally found a used one for $10, strait as an arrow! The other issue was the thermostat housing, the vortec heads don’t use the same ½”temp sender as older heads, so to work with the stock gauges the sender is in the intake and I am looking for a water neck that will go over or around the sender because it is in the way of the original (again lots-o-chrome options, not what I am lookin for). I think I found a water neck that goes around the sender just enough to clear, it’s a gm performance part for $6, but we will see.
For a great thread on how to properly align your pulleys, again take a look at one of Bruce’s thread v-belt pulley alignment 101:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318240