Inliners International Forums General Discussion Engines Pulleys, Belts, and spacers on 292

On my 250 to 292 engine swap I have been unable to find any bone yard with the p/s, alt brackets and water pump pulley I need. So now I am left with several options on which way to modify the brackets and which way to set up the belts.

First the balancers last belt grove matches with the first groove in the w/p pulley. The alt bracket can be fairly easy made to match this. P/S bracket will have major mods no matter which way I go
Should I:
1. Set the alt as described and the have the p/s to run off the w/p pulley only (it won,t work going directly to the balancer).
2. Put a small spacer between w/p pulley and w/p to line up balancer and pulley groves( Do they make such a spacer?).
3. Or are there any other options?
Thanks Perry

Moroso makes a waterpump pulley shim kit that can take you from 1/16" up to 1/4". Most parts houses will have spacers from 1/2" up to 2" so you should be able to find/make what you need.

Will those fan spacers fit under the the water pump pulley and will they be able to handle the strain of the belts. I will need to set it out about 3/4 to 1 inch from the hub. Thanks Perry

Fitting under your pulley will depend on the pulley, but I have not yet had one that did not work. Worse case, take your pulley with you when you go to the parts house.

Just use decent grade 5 or better bolts and you will not have any belt issues.