Looking for an idler pulley bracket that goes in place of the air con and power steering.
I've seen a few people have made up their own but was wondering if there are any off the shelf kits for simplicity?

[Edited on 15/8/13 by Shorty]

Raceline do one, very nice but quite expensive, about £80 from memory.

Great British Sports cars do one, does the job but not pretty, no idea about price. In my experience some of their stuff is a bit rubbish and getting a refund can be difficult. Pay with VISA.

Dunnell one is priced the same as a Gold ingot but he will not sell just the pulley.

You could alternatively just buy a suitable pulley and make a bracket. Its not that difficult, I certainly would not buy another.

Retro ford do one for about £90

http://www.retro-ford.co.uk/shop/?q=content/zetec-alternator-kit-%E2%80%93-black-top-z022

I personally dont like the way it mounts to the water pump but im sure it works fine.

Race line one mounts things a little differently and as mentioned is quite expensive (par for course on Raceline items)

http://www.racelineonline.co.uk/products/part_section.asp?SectionID=38&CategoryID=2

There was this one which I assumed was home made which looked simple and effective and easy to DIY.

http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=181730

There was no way I was paying that sort of money.
When making mine I looked at a few ideas. Mine turned out a lot like the retro ford one.

I used a bit of 20x10mm flat bar with a bolt into the block. I then made a 3mm plate, welded over the bar and curved down to the water pump as a torque arm.

So in total its 1/2" steel bar held with an M12 bolt with a plate down to the water pump with an M6 bolt just to stop it moving/

Then just space the pulley away as needed. Cost me nothing.




[Edited on 15/8/13 by big_wasa]

That home made item doesn't look too hard, I might have a go at that.
I guess as long as you get a good fit pulley and line it up nice and square.

well at least I know where to go if I fail.
Thanks

Any idea what pulley you used big_wasa?

Its one I came across on my travels. Its from a sprintex supercharger.