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Apr 6, 2005 | 03:48 PM

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george88gta

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I am using elec fans also, the difference between the pulleys is about 3/4 of an inch.. I would have just went with f-body or vette brackets except I have an HD and use Hydro boost. Therefor your P/S pump is hydroboost/ps and it will not work with either p/s brackets..

I relocated my alternator also due to a fuel rail clearance issue.. For that I cut off the alternator bracket from the ps/hdro bracket and then fabed a new alt bracket..

I stayed with the truck brackets. All I had to do was to trim the alternator bracket to allow clearance for the TPS cable/connector. I am using FAST fuel rails and it looks good for clearance by the alternator. I wont be using a return line, at the engine, so I will come up the left side of the engine ( stock location for the fuel lines on a 55) and use the Corvette filter for the return.

Apr 6, 2005 | 03:51 PM

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Post some pics of your progess when you can... Sounds like a neat project.. Is this a 5.3 or 6.0?

Apr 6, 2005 | 03:56 PM

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Post some pics of your progess when you can... Sounds like a neat project.. Is this a 5.3 or 6.0?

They are already posted. Search this section ( truck performance) using ,ls6 intake swap, the engine is a 6.0. Waiting for the water pump spacers to wrap this up.

Apr 6, 2005 | 06:12 PM

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I had to go with the Ls1 type water pump as well..

Used Ls1 type water pumps are fairly easy to come by these days. And there is always the Ls2 water pumps too.

Apr 6, 2005 | 07:52 PM

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Used Ls1 type water pumps are fairly easy to come by these days. And there is always the Ls2 water pumps too.

When you get ready, let me know if you need one..

Apr 7, 2005 | 08:18 AM

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When you get ready, let me know if you need one..

I purchased a new LS1 pump after I decided to go with the spacers and the LS1 pump. The engine is brand new (0 miles factory replacement engine) and I wanted to stay with as many new parts as I could. Not sure how easy it will be to work on this beast after it is assembled.New doesnt always mean better, but it does give me some piece of mind.