Big Block Swap Accessories

[SlowMonte]

I'll admit, I'm a poor searcher and have been unable to locate any answers.

What front accessory drives are you using that still include air conditioning? I see lots of aftermarket stuff, but I kinda went a lot over budget on the engine. Now I need to get it running and in the car on a shoestring. Any help is very much appreciated.

87 Monte Carlo SS

 

[LS6 Tommy]

OEM style accessory bracket kits are avialable at most restoration companies. I used everything from a 454 pickup. There are a few different setups for trucks. One is identical to passenger cars...

Tommy

 

[SlowMonte]

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, your response was just vague enough that I am still where I started.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Sorry. I originally got all my alternator and power steering pulleys and brackets from Burt Chevrolet, but they got bought out. You can get kits from most of the Chevelle resto catalogs for 70-72 BBC accessories. There are minor differences from 70-72, but if you're not doing a resto on one of those cars just go with the cheapest one that has what you need. I think the brackets I got were the same as 71. If you call Ground Up I bet they can help you pick out what you need. They're pretty good guys.

Ground Up:

Big Block Cylinder Head Bolts

This is a correct set of cylinder head bolts for your big block engine in a 1965-1973 Chevelle. These bolts feature the correct head marks and appearance to give that finishing touch to your restoration.

www.ss396.com

1-866-358-2277

There's also a complete accessory setup from GM, but it isn't cheap:

Single Part Search Result For 19172805

YEARONE Classic Car Parts for American Muscle Cars | Barracuda Cuda Challenger Charger Chevelle Road Runner Camaro Super Bee Dart Duster Valiant Firebird GTO Cutlass 442 Mustang Nova GM Truck Skylark GS Monte Carlo El Camino Mopar Chevy

www.yearone.com

Tommy

 

[1981Regal]

I used all truck accessories minus the power steering brackets. I used the wide belt pulley setup of the mid 80s trucks. I believe I used a 1986 c20 big block suburban for reference. If memory serves me right.

 

[SlowMonte]

Thank you both. Those both give me great places to check. Also in directions I hadn't considered.

 

[Bar50]

This place offers whole kits and adapter brackets to make use of GM truck 4.3, 5.0, and 5.7 brackets on a BBC

Kwik Performance, Inc. products - LS and big block Chevy

Products offered by Kwik Performance, Inc., including the big block Chevy serpentine conversion kit, and LS1 LS2 LS6 LS7 air conditioner compressor bracket and alternator and power steering bracket

www.kwikperf.com

Otherwise, I have used the brackest that came on the BBC in a G-body. So, lon water pumps went into use around 1969, those brackets until 1987-ish when GM went to serpentine belt should work.

Hope it helps