'78-400, Alt. & pulley?'s

[rumblefish360]

Hey all!

I have just brought home my '71 Duster. It has a '78, B block 400. The radiator and water pump for the late year 400 are all set up, line up and work. It was a A/C set up. I will not be using the A/C. This cause's a problem with the pulley's. The A/C guided the belt past the W/P and did not go around/or use the W/P pulley. Without the A/C pump, I have the belt hitting the W/P.

And for pulleys, I would like to use the March serpentine pulleys with a single belt. (The car has manual steering.)
I would like to use an earlier Alternator and bracket set up. Can I use an older set up on the later W/P housing? I'm hoping the earlier Alt. & bracket can be used and clear the belt issue up with it all being lined up with the March pulleys.

Has anybody done this?

 

[jamesdart]

what are you calling "earlier" and "later". I had a ton of brackets and pulleys from the mid 60s to late 70s, nothing worked out right. I just got fed up and just bought new crank pulley, water pump pulley, alternator bracket. maybe p/s bracket too, from bouchilon and 440source.
i do have the march serpentine setup on my dart with manual steering. if you are going with those pulleys, why not get the alternator bracket too?

 

[rumblefish360]

Right now the front of the '78, 400 is stock minus the missing A/C.
The passenger side is where the water pump picks up from and the thermostat goes to the driver side.

Sorry about the sideways picture. Taken via phone.

 

[jamesdart]

So your running the big police alternator? Will the march serpentine pulley work on that? It looks like you could get away with just a water pump pulley and pick up one of the other crank grooves. I'll take a look at my duster later.

 

[rumblefish360]

The Alt. there is what is normally seen on later years. The engine is a '78-400 codes HP.
That Alt. also came on my '79 - 360 engine. Not a police package car.

I have not measured the diameter of it. I didn't think of it actually. Good thinking. I'll do that later.
And the deeper pulley, one of the places you mentioned would have it?

 

[jamesdart]

I took a pic of my setup but I won't be able to load it to photobucket for while. I have a deep pulley that covers the whole water pump. One belt runs the water pump and alternator.

 

[jamesdart]

 

[rumblefish360]

Thanks for the help. I'll be at 440source tomorrow for that and a thing or two more.

 

[jamesdart]

sure.

 

[jamesdart]

now... what up with that frame rail and inner fender?

 

[rumblefish360]

Ahhhh, nothing a little patch panel won't fix. The frame rail is something I have tried to purchase from here before. Again, "Tried" to purchase. If I can not get seone to use a sazall, I'm going to have to try and build my own. Actually, the son-in-law wants a crack at it. (The whole car)

It was eaten up from the battery long before I had the car.

 

[jamesdart]

that's crazy, the battery did that. how is the rest of the bb duster setup? headers or manifolds? auto trans? what rear? just curious.

 

[txstang84]

:happy1:

 

[rumblefish360]

that's crazy, the battery did that. how is the rest of the bb duster setup? headers or manifolds? auto trans? what rear? just curious.

James! So sorry I missed this.

The 400P code/727 came from '78 Cordoba. It has...

Summit air cleaner
800 electric choke TQ
Holley Street Dominator
B body headers
MSD
440 Source aluminum W/P and housing, pullies, brackets andAlt.
Summit aluminum rad. Son in laws electric fan.
Shumacher torque strap.

The 727 is stock except for the deep pan.

The rear is a 8-3/4 W/4.86's and & Dr. Diff high strength axles, rides on S/S springs w/275/60/15's stock fronts
A B&M shifter and summit racing buckets.

Awaiting funds for heads and roller cam/rockers.

Cheap, easy, fun beater designed to run light to light cleaning clocks on the cheap. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[rumblefish360]

Most of what is seen Here is FABO sourced.
I got the Duster from Bubba here.
The engine & trans from. FBBO member
Rear & gears seperatly from a FABO members
Intake & carb FABO members
Rear rims & tires as a thank you for helping a MoPar man in deep need.

 

[rumblefish360]

The car was purchased as a shell. Born a /6'er.

 

[rumblefish360]

Now it is just going to be used to help school and have fun with the son in law. It will stay a spartan (90/10) S/S ride.
As time and money allow, I'll start getting fiberglass parts starting with the bumpers & hood.
I'll go crazy on weight savings. But my 21 YO son in law, well, that makes him nervous. I'll have to get another Duster.