feeling stupid, where does idler pully go?

[Lord Warlock]

Had all the accessories off the front of the motor for touch up paint work.  Was putting it back on, and contemplating whether to leave the AC pump off as I don't plan on using it, only reason why i kept it on this long is that the belts fit correctly with it on. 

Anyone got a pic of the engine where i can see the idler pulley in place?  and which belts go where? Know the position of the power steering belt, may have to get some new belts to avoid using the AC pump assembly, but gotta figure out where the idler goes first, then have to figure out which belts go on first, had the power steering belt on, only to realize the alternator belt goes behind it so had to take it off.  If i have to reinstall the AC pump i will but seems like the extra weight isn't worth it if I'm not going to even have the evaporator hooked up.  Eventually i'll end up having it all reinstalled, but have to get new parts for the ac system first, and that isn't on the high priority list yet. 

Thanks.

LW

[cudaken]

While it is a 68 383 I think it would be in the same places as a 69.

http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/Real%20Cars/IM000135.jpg.html]

Cuda Ken

[billschroeder5842]

Is there a part number for the PBR can?

I need one.

[Lord Warlock]

That helps, at least i know where to look for the Idler tomorrow.  Found a new fuel line to the carb i haven't put in yet so have to remove the alternator anyway, may as well get a new fuel filter tomorrow as well. 

Trying to figure out where the offset spacer goes also, fits somewhere on the front of the waterpump, think it goes with the AC pump but not sure, it kind of fell off when i lifted the AC pump out.  Thick spacer with two holes, one side is wider than the other is.  Mine uses a different lower alternator bracket.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

440 uses a different spacer for the idler as well as the alt bracketry

[Lord Warlock]

There is the little spacer!  explains why the idler didn't fit on right.  And where those two long bolts go to. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Longer section of the spacer goes on the top bolt

[Lord Warlock]

Those pics worked great, got the Fuel filter, new fuel hoses, line to carb replaced, power steering is back on, Idler is in place, and alternator is back in.  Starting to look pretty good,  The AC pump still seems to have a lot of sand/grit/oil dirt in the crevices so won't put it back on yet, that seems to be the only way to run the alternator pulley.  and belts run behind pwr steering, so may have to stuff them in place first. 

I still have to find the two spacer pieces for the alternator, probably in a drawer someplace, found a charger bolt drawer in a tool chest I rarely used.  Some bolts i'm replacing Mainly everything on top of motor will be chrome or black.  Just want it looking good not 100% authentic. 

The engine went so well, couldn't stop at just that, looked at the trunk pan (without gas tank in car) and can see what's rotted and what's not, took a cutting wheel and cut out the center section of the trunk floor from trunk latch base to center support brace.  Now I gotta order a replacement floor...already spent 1k on parts in the last week, gotta slow down.  Tomorrow i'll cut the section from the brace to the hump near spare.  Will have to cut out just the lower 2 inches of the hump.  Unfortunately its all center rot, the sides are fine, so a two piece floor won't fix it, has to be a full trunk floor trimmed to fit.  Axles, tank, sending unit, engine harness, gaskets etc all on order.  Don't want to replace the center support brace, have to see if the rust ate too far into it or not.  Also hope the tank support brackets underneath are still solidly supported, will make patching the trunk easier.