Engine Accessory Drives

[Tancalhan]

I’m building a 302 for my fox, I have no accessory brackets or accessories, I’m not using the stock explorer brackets and what not. Only accessory I’ll be running is an alternator and water pump, obviously. No power steering or AC and smog pump. Anyone have ideas or links to a full kit with brackets and a belt? I have no preference if it’s v belt or serpentine. I can’t find anything online. Thanks!

 

[Wayne Waldrep]

I used to run that exact setup. There's a pic somewhere on this site of it. I used a March alternator bracket kit. I recently posted the belt size for the last person that asked this. I'm thinking 31". I still have the brackets and belt. I ran the factory fox water pump. Everyone will tell you this won't work. My car ran that way for several years with no problem. Like i said.... search the site. It's already been discussed. Wish i had the link.

 

[Tancalhan]

Ok, thanks. You want to sell those brackets and belt ?

 

[Wayne Waldrep]

No. I've packed them away in the abyss. There's pictures online of fox body's with just an alternator. You'll just have to search. My belt went completely around the crank and alternator and only touched the water pump pulley partially. Never had cooling issues and it was a built engine. So it's doable. Btw.... use the factory size pulleys.

 

[Tancalhan]

Will do. Thanks.

 

[Wayne Waldrep]

Found it......

I did mine like this. I used a March alternator bracket kit and the normal Fox water pump and pulley. No sense making it difficult. It ran this way for about five years with no problem.

 

[Boostedpimp]

That method worked great on one of my previous cars or you could buy a standard rotation waterpump from a Lincoln

 

[General karthief]

I would want more belt contact on the pulley.

 

[Wayne Waldrep]

I would want more belt contact on the pulley.

Greedy huh?

 

[General karthief]

Uh, yeah!!

 

[Willybill32]

This may help...

 

[Cheapskate207]

I run mine like this as well. It’s just a cheap alternator relocation kit I got off amazon I think. Others have mentioned that there’s not a lot of belt wrap, which is concerning, but I’ve had no issues at all.

 

[General karthief]

I noticed that the two or three with that belt wrap route do not run a clutch fan, which would add more drag and likely be a problem.

 

[Boostedpimp]

I noticed that the two or three with that belt wrap route do not run a clutch fan, which would add more drag and likely be a problem.

Yeah I wouldn't run that routing if I wasn't running a efan already but with the efan I haven't had a problem in years on two cars like this