86/02stang

Are the elimination brackets needed to pull these off or can I just yank them off and plug the remaining holes? I thought I remembered reading somewhere that you don't need them but I couldn't find the post.

nmerrill

I tried to remove mine without the kit and i couldnt find a belt to fit. The closest belt i could get rubbed on itself where the tensioner is. It pushed the belt down so far it touched between the water pump and alt.

86/02stang

bump! really would like some help you guys.

AdderMk2

Nmerril did you try an alternate routing??? I installed a short belt on my friends 88lx and didnt have any issues, ofcourse his car was already sans-AC factory, so i just bypassed the smog. There is more than one way to run the belt!

luckythirteen13

you wont need anything to delete smog, besides a shorter belt. for the ac you will need some sort of kit. most popular is the ford kit that moves the ps pump up so that it mounts where the ac used to be

nmerrill

i tried all kinds of routing, i jsut went back to having both pumps in, just not hooked up to anything, and the stock belt util i can afford the delete kit

86/02stang

Sounds good. If all I need is the AC kit how bad can it be? I think it is only 38 bucks from summit. I am going to get a few things done in the next two weeks or so. I will post up some pics when I do. I have to wait till fall break. College just cuts into fun time.

94gtcoupe

not if you goto school to work on cars

86/02stang

Sometimes I question if I should done just that. Right now my path is taking me to grad school for a doctorate in forensic psychology. Not too easy to get into. A buddy of mine went to Nashville Auto Diesel College and he absolutely loves it. I

nmerrill

yea engineering school isnt all its cracked up to be either, i too have a buddy that went to diesel tech school and has graduated and is making pretty good money.