Need some pics from anyone that did a Sanden conversion on their 70 mustang. Trying to figure out the bracketry and the belt adjustment. Seems that if i use the adjustable adapter bracket and eliminate my adjustable pulley, the belt will not clear my waterpump pulley. Pics or advice are wanted please!!! [email protected]
Anyone with Sanden A/C in a 70?
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Think i may have an answer but hopefully someone on this huge forum has done a Sanden swap!!!! I think i may be able to run the alternator and A/C compressor on a single belt. This will bring me down to only two belts instead of the stock 3 and will be able to buy those billet pulleys i've always wanted (they don't make three belt crank pulleys in aluminum). Anyone????? 
DarkBuddha
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I got your PM, but we've just recently been redoing the belt routing on my car. For my Sanden conversion, I got a bracket/mount from Southern Rods... I think it was like $80. That said, it's a really simple design (which I could've fab'd up for $20 in materials) and it sits kinda high on the engine. The good thing is that it is adjustable for belt tension, so tensioner pulley is necessary.
As for belt routing, I've got a triple groove crank pulley and a dual groove water pump pulley. We originally had the compressor on the same belt as the p/s pump, where it looped over the crank, water pump, compressor, and p/s pump. Unfortunately it just didn't have enough pulley contact with the compressor and would slip when the compressor kicked on.
Just this week, my father was able to re-do the belt routing so that the p/s and compressor each have their own belt. He claims it works much better now, but I don't have any pics of the new setup yet. I'll see if I can get him to email me some this weekend.
As for belt routing, I've got a triple groove crank pulley and a dual groove water pump pulley. We originally had the compressor on the same belt as the p/s pump, where it looped over the crank, water pump, compressor, and p/s pump. Unfortunately it just didn't have enough pulley contact with the compressor and would slip when the compressor kicked on.
Just this week, my father was able to re-do the belt routing so that the p/s and compressor each have their own belt. He claims it works much better now, but I don't have any pics of the new setup yet. I'll see if I can get him to email me some this weekend.
