Need help with front end accessory on 6.0
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Staging Lane
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Need help with front end accessory on 6.0 I got a gen 4 6.0 short block and has no front end accessory and brackets. I wanted to know from what other year's or gens I can use front parts from? I need a power steering pump and alt bracket, And idler and tensioner. I heard I can use a car water pump to change direction on how the radiator hose connects. I know I want to get a after market relocation bracket for ac compressor so it would be on top Instead of the bottom area.
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Any/all. Car or truck. Only stipulation is, the brackets and crank damper MUST BE from the same vehicle type; all Vette, all F body, or all truck, because the spacing from the block is different for all 3. From there it's a question of what fits in whatever chassis you're putting it in. Truck AC for example is down very low on the pass side, and the alt is very high on the driver's side; the truck WP has trouble with car intakes because of where the upper hose comes out, butt the truck intake is quite tall and might cause hood clearance problems, so there's a mismatch; etc. Lots of details to coordinate. Also, if you use a car FEAD on a truck block, there's one bolt hole you have to drill in the block; the boss is there butt the hole isn't.
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The 5th Gen Camaro has the same spacing as the trucks, so you can use those water pumps with truck accessory brackets and crank pulley. The aftermarket truck brackets tend to be cheaper, as well. Just make sure that whatever you get will clear the water outlet on the 5th Gen pump.
