It would be interesting to find out for certain on those alternator pulleys. I have a few different engine compartment shots from 2 different magazines that did road tests. Both are Stage 1's with a/c and both have cad pulleys. But maybe they were pre-production cars that had minor differences ? I knew that the Stage 1 had a specific a/c compressor pulley, but never realized the alternator pulley was special for them. I'm not sure on the heater hose insulators if anybody sells them. There may be a chance a person could buy a piece of black pipe insulation the correct diameter at a hardware store. On the aluminum tie strap, I would think it would be available. I have never checked to see if GM sells them, but it may be worth a shot. Somebody would probably have a decent used one from a parts car. I may even have an extra one here that you could at least use until you found a nicer one. I did notice you located one of those tubular braces for the smog pump. :TU: Did you buy that with a complete smog pump assembly off of e-bay recently ? I forgot to bid on the auction, but it had everything there. It only ended up going for $25 or so. That's the only one I have ever seen. If you find any extras I would sure like to have one for our Stage 1 conv. I will have to check replacement cost on the wheels and let you know. The group purchase was at a discounted price; $135 for the 15x7's and $145 for the 15x8's, which was about $20 less.
Jeff, Yup, sold the GSX to John Bernardi, who sold it to another person. You and the Conologues are certainly into the go fast part! John and Larry have been a help in this project. Very good people. Tim, Send me an email and we can get this worked out. 15 X 7 is the way I will go and need just 4 as I will put an OEM wheel as the spare. On the pulley, I am very sure I am correct. Kliener did a car out West and it was Black. Now, that is not an absolute, but pretty close in my mind. Duane, Kliener, and the restoration shop in NY all came back with the same answer for the 72. Not so sure on the adjustment bars for both the alternator and air pump. I went black, but that very well could be wrong.
By the way, I do have some extra parts for the air pump. They are yours if you want them. Brace, pump, valve, hose, but only one connector to the manifold, and I used that one. Tumble the air pump in a walnut shell media and it will come out looking just like the alternator. Remove the vanes and it will spin, but not pull air or horsepower. Works very well. Mike
Wow! Mike, that is an incredible looking car. The color combo is beautiful. I hope to see it in person one day! :beer
