[Gator67]

We're still a ways away from being ready to start the engine, but would really like to have as much done in the engine bay as possible prior to hanging the front sheetmetal. So we've been researching accessory drive systems for a couple weeks. We thought about cobbling one together using OEM brackets and adaptors, but prefer an engineered system that looks more finished. There are a several options out there (e.g., Vintage Air, March, Holley, CVF, Drive Junkey, Wegner), but choices are limited by several constraints that we created. The main one being we only have about about 12" from the crank centerline to the bulky Borgeson steering box, the top of which is about 1.5" above the crank centerline. It turns out there are only a couple options that were compact enough to allow us to run a power steering pump with an attached reservoir. We need to run attached because there's no room for a remote one given that the battery will be in the OEM location. In the end, we chose Wegner WAK033...it's very compact, uses off the shelf accessories, and the belt wraps around the power steering pulley (rather than just kissing the pulley). Won't ship for 2-3, but we have plenty to keep us busy in the meantime.