Decluttering the stock 318

Dan's way may work, but you won't be able to order belts off the chart as you are then making it an orphan... I also would be skeptical of the single bar bracket from the water pump with only one mounting hole - what is to keep it from vibrating/moving under load... Two mounting bolts would be more stable for a solid center pivot mounting point for the alternator...

If that's what you want to do, it's your car and go for it... If you use the components that I recommended, you can order belts for a non A/c car from any parts store and get the right parts... The way I recommended will get you to the stock configuration so ordering parts will be much easier...

Maybe I wasn't clear in my earlier post, but I'm using a belt that matches the power steering belt designed for my car (318 with the Federal PS pump). So. in my "road trip spare parts" box I need to carry only 1 extra belt that will fit either the the crankshaft/water pump/power steering or the crankshaft/alternator.

Also, I too questioned the strength/longevity of the 1 bolt bracket vs. the 2 bolt bracket. I've been running the 1 bolt bracket for several years for several thousand miles with no troubles.