Thread: 5.0 short water pump find

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Yup, just cut the louvers out where they hit, then install the bulge. A shot bag works good to form the bulge, or a large chunk of wood ground down to the inside shape of the bulge, then hammer form some 20ga. over it, cut it on the flat, weld it in....

Thanks Dave im starting to see a pic of it . This may give it a little aircraft look also . A little bit of difference can make someone look harder to figure out what they see too . . Doing one side i dont have to be concerned about symmetry either . A lope sided hood wont look good .

another question is how do you smooth metal after you bang knots in it with out a english wheel .

Today i played with serpentine a bit. Alt. mount will fit fine under hood with some slight grind on bracket. The a/c will be a bit more involved . The journey to be able to drive in any weather Chicago can give , heat and a/c is a must .

The left side brkt which holds original power steering and a/c will have to be cut a lot . First pic showing brkt as a whole and second shows what is left . I first cut off the section i need that holds the a/c compressor which is located all the way at the bottom .

Then taking out a section at the top and roughly holding compressor up till i had a idea where to cut. I think i read where a compressor can't be reangled due to design and oil issues. So up top i cut a bit to stand a/c mount section in its original mount angle . A little more cutting but close is getting there . Fabbing one in steel probably is alot faster but the aluminum look i do like . Some more trimming and i think the idea will be belted really soon .

Issue with redoing the belt guide will be later when i have a/c in postion and welded up.

Took bracket to work had it tacked for fit . Over half a inch clearence to the hood so as some say close enough . One thing id hoped is the belt would just clear but no chance . I will have to get a smaller pulley or cut it off and reposition it about a inch higher so belt don't interfer with itself . Now to go to work on bracket and make it look like it was made this way . Some fill in panels and gussets and it will look great . Well beauty is in the eyes of the beholder any way.