Need help with accessory drive brackets for a SBF

glh_turbo22

glh_turbo22

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I have an 82 Mustang with a 302 in it. I'm looking for a little cleaner accessory drive setup for it without breaking the bank. It has a surpintine setup on it now but it also still has the A/C and a smog pump eliminator pully on it. I'm looking to ditch the eliminator kit and the A/C. Plus the setup I have now has a really annoyingly big tensioner next to the alternator that I would like gone. I was tryin last night to install a newer self regulated alternator and the old bracket that holds the alternator, tensioner and the smog pump will not accept the larger alternator. What setup can I run to make this fit. Any help would be great. I'm not looking to buy a fancy March bracket system, just some bracket that may be on other vehicles to make this a little nicer looking. Thanks.
 
power steering?

just run a stock setup with a short belt to bypass the smog and get a FMS A/C delete to move the power steering pump up to where the AC is. looks much cleaner and wont be expensive.
 
Yes it will have power steering. Will this setup also allow me to remove the smog eliminator and the the ugly tensioner? What about installing the larger alternator.
 
Here is my setup now...Notice the huge tensioner next to the alt. It looks as if this my be the original setup from the 82. Looking at some pictures where people have done the 3G alt upgrade it looks as if I have a completely different bracket and I sould maybe get a seup from an 87 or newer 302.

Don't make fun...this is after I first bought the car...it's a little better now.

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