Since I am running out of time (Moab in a couple days) I decided to just stay with the Celica pump for now, but I still had to make a new bracket or method for tensioning the belt now that the A/C compressor was removed. As luck would have it I had held on to the tensioner that came with the A/C kit so all I had to do was make a bracket to mount the Celica pump down lower on the block. Here's a couple pics, there's a short write up on my site as well.

Started with a plate.

http://www.azrockcrawler.com/_images/2002/4-02psbracket/DSCN1268.JPG

Welded a gusset to the bottom of the plate. The local steel shop has a lot of cool pre-cut steel pieces, the gusset was .50 cents, you can also get little 4x4 steel plates and tabs with holes in them for cheap too.

http://www.azrockcrawler.com/_images/2002/4-02psbracket/DSCN1269.JPG

The hard part (if you don't have access to a mill) is the mounting plate for the pump, I just traced my CSC plate and used a 3/4" roughing end mill to hog out the material to make a nice looking plate :rasta:

http://www.azrockcrawler.com/_images/2002/4-02psbracket/DSCN1271.JPG

Mounted it back to the block along with a handy little .12 cent tab, weld the tab to make a three point mounting system for the bracket. Gussett as needed (one under the tab and one up top between the first plate and the pump mounting plate).

http://www.azrockcrawler.com/_images/2002/4-02psbracket/DSCN1274.JPG

Add some paint and your done.

http://www.azrockcrawler.com/_images/2002/4-02psbracket/DSCN1277.JPG

http://www.azrockcrawler.com/_images/2002/4-02psbracket/DSCN1279.JPG

You must have access to a plasma or laser cutter. Those radius cuts on your brackets are much better than standard backyard jigsaw.

Originally posted by Rocky Road
You must have access to a plasma or laser cutter. Those radius cuts on your brackets are much better than standard backyard jigsaw.

3/4" roughing end mill and a belt sander, I also used a smaller end mill to make the lower slot, forgot what the diameter was. You could get close with a drill and grinder, but it wouldn't look as pretty.

Originally posted by Rocky Road
You must have access to a plasma or laser cutter. Those radius cuts on your brackets are much better than standard backyard jigsaw.

I really gotta get around to fixing my plasma cutter. I think one of the PCBs is blown (again). Working with holes saws, grinders and sandpaper sucks...

r@m

Originally posted by Root Moose


I really gotta get around to fixing my plasma cutter. I think one of the PCBs is blown (again). Working with holes saws, grinders and sandpaper sucks...

r@m

amen Root:D