How to get rid of ac compressor pully.

[72 charger]

Have a 69 383 that was factory ac. The compressor itself has a pulley with dual groves and so does the alternator which then hit the crank pulley. I want to get rid of the ac compressor for cosmetic reasons and the only reason i haven't thus far is because the alternator pulley wouldn't match up to the water pump pulley or crank if i got rid of it. What do I need to get to make the alternator match up to the water and crank shaft pulley? New alternator bracket? New water pump pulley?

 

[PettyBlue72]

Is your car PS or MS? If power then you need double groove pulleys for no A/C and PS. You need to replace the crank and water pump pulleys with 2 grove pulleys. The alternator should be fine. If you have MS steering you will need a 2 groove crank pulley and a single groove water pump pulley. You will also need the brackets for Non a/c which are completely different than the brackets for a/c.

Joe

 

[72 charger]

I have PS. And my crank pulley is a double groove. My Water pump is a single and has its own groove on the crank pulley with a tension-er pulley. So would I just need a new water pump pulley?

 

[PettyBlue72]

I believe you will need the alternator brackets and a double groove WP pulley for a setup with PS and non-a/c. The non-a/c setup does not use a tensioner pulley. The tension is adjusted by the alternator bracket.

 

[72 charger]

That's what I figured. Any idea on where to get the proper brackets and pulley?

 

[PettyBlue72]

swap meets and bone yards are your best bet. I will take a look and see what I have laying around and let you know. Look for BB B and E bodies from about 66-77. Trucks might even work as well

 

[Cornpatch MO]

440 source has them. I am having a challenge getting the correct pulleys and brackets for mine . Got everything out of my spare parts except a water pump pulley that has a groove closer to the engine side than what I have . It would need to be pretty close to the water pump. Is there such a pulley available?`.............................MO