the912guy
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I'm starting a rather involved project- swapping an '89 SHO V6 into a '66 Porsche 912. (Kennedy Engineering offers an adapter kit to bolt the block to the Porsche's 901 transaxle, and a custom flywheel and clutch.)
I've already got the motor, wiring harness, ECU, MAF, fuel pump, etc, for the swap, and have done a little work to turn the upper intake around 180 degrees to fit in the 912's engine bay. (It bolts down with no spacers if you mill the funky lump of the bottom of the intake under the upper runner to clear the timing belt, and one of the bracket holes to clear the corner of the valve cover.) The motor was already partially disassembled when I bought it, so I have a few questions.
I'm guessing the thinner of the accessory belts runs the water pump and power steering pump (mounted on the left side of the motor, looking at it from the pulley end), and the wider one runs the alternator and A/C compressor, which are mounted on the other side, both to the huge, heavy motor mount/bracket. The tensioner assembly for that side I figured out, but the tensioner assembly for the P/S belt has me puzzled. The P/S pump/bracket wasn't included on my motor, but as far as I can tell, I'll need at least the bracket to mount the tensior to so I can run the thin belt for the water pump. How am I doing so far?
For my project, I don't need power steering or A/C, (I'm trying to keep weight down) and if I could run just the alternator off the same belt as the water pump, it would make things a lot easier. Has anyone delted the A/C compressor and rerouted the belt or used some type of idler to replace the missing A/C pulley? If so, descriptions and/or pics would be very helpful.
I've already got the motor, wiring harness, ECU, MAF, fuel pump, etc, for the swap, and have done a little work to turn the upper intake around 180 degrees to fit in the 912's engine bay. (It bolts down with no spacers if you mill the funky lump of the bottom of the intake under the upper runner to clear the timing belt, and one of the bracket holes to clear the corner of the valve cover.) The motor was already partially disassembled when I bought it, so I have a few questions.
I'm guessing the thinner of the accessory belts runs the water pump and power steering pump (mounted on the left side of the motor, looking at it from the pulley end), and the wider one runs the alternator and A/C compressor, which are mounted on the other side, both to the huge, heavy motor mount/bracket. The tensioner assembly for that side I figured out, but the tensioner assembly for the P/S belt has me puzzled. The P/S pump/bracket wasn't included on my motor, but as far as I can tell, I'll need at least the bracket to mount the tensior to so I can run the thin belt for the water pump. How am I doing so far?
For my project, I don't need power steering or A/C, (I'm trying to keep weight down) and if I could run just the alternator off the same belt as the water pump, it would make things a lot easier. Has anyone delted the A/C compressor and rerouted the belt or used some type of idler to replace the missing A/C pulley? If so, descriptions and/or pics would be very helpful.
