Chevy power steering pump bracket questions. (2 Viewers)

[marks69cruiser]

I am trying to figure out how to mount a power steering pump on a small block chevy. I have a couple of brackets and cant seem to figure out how they bolt up!? I will try to post up some pics... I am having trouble with my camera right now so if you have some pics of your PS bracket I would love to see them!! Thanks. Mark

 

[Plowboy]

What size sbc. Older 283/327 don't have bolt locations on the heads for the brackets. on 359's Short water pumps use a different bracket than the long.

 

[marks69cruiser]

Got the camera figured out... here are the pics. It is a 283 Chevy. I will post more pics in a bit!

 

[marks69cruiser]

More pics...

 

[sepr2]

Would this work?

Chevrolet 283 327 Power Steering Bracket : eBay Motors (item 200372977883 end time Feb-08-10 14:39:57 PST)

 

[marks69cruiser]

I have found several brackets onine. I was hoping someone would show me how the ones I have work... This is making me feel dumb!

 

[Plowboy]

The bracket on ebay will work. It bolts to the threaded holes next to the crank. You have 350 heads on the block. I would take a look at your local junk yard for the bracket installation. Any 70 , 80, or 90 chev sbc bracket will work. The key will be the water pump, short nose or long. Bracket has to match the water pump length on your engine.

 

[justacruiser]

either go to a junkyard and pull the pulleys and brackets off of a complete later 350 and get a long waterpump, or get a swp bracket.

Here:

Small Block Short Pump

Look at 'power steering', it's a heavier duty copy of the corvette pump mount. That bracket on Ebay is missing a piece I think, the top stud on the back of the ps pump wont have anything to attach to and it would just flop around I think. I think the bracket you have is for a later style chevy, not sure it will work on your setup.

 

[Downey]

Last two post are spot-on. Pump mounting is relative to short or long water pump. Problem with this scenario is that everything must be a matching set (crank pulley, water pump pulley, all mounting brackets, the works). Long water pumps allow better/rigid mounting of all the equipment, and you could get a full matching set at a wrecking yard, but then you might have to remount your radiator????