Serpentine set-up/ smog pump question

[chevyrestoguy]

I am putting an early '90s serpentine belt set-up on my '64, and I have a question for you guys who have that system on your trucks.

I am not going to be running a smog pump, but I have read that there are a couple of different ways to go for the belt.

1): Eliminate the pump and run a shorter (non-smog) belt

2): Buy a smog pump delete pulley and run the stock smog belt.

Any suggestions?

I have also read that if you delete the pump, you also have to remove the idler pulley that's just above and to the inside of the smog pump. You can see it in the picture below:


Last question....I would love to trim away the area of the bracket where the smog pump went. I realize that I would have to leave the two lower attach holes that go into the block, but I think I can trim away about 75% of the lower portion of that bracket. Has anybody done this?

Thanks, guys!