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My cast aluminum serpentine brackets bolt holes line up with the front horseshoe mount bolt holes perfectly. To my surprise, the driver side mount for Alternator and power steering pump almost completely cleared the horseshoe angle with only small amount of the edge needing to be ground down to clear the pump body - maybe 1/2" on the edge for an inch or so. On the passenger side there is about 2" of the angle that would need to be removed, but this is from the section which tapers down from 1 1/2" H to about 1/4" H. The horseshoe mount itself is about 3/16" thick. My thought would be to shim the upper mounting points on the brackets out by the same 3/16". If I shimmed the water pump pulley 3/16", I'd be aligned. The question is whether cutting the front mount will weaken it too much or if there is a way to strengthen the end once the angle is cut away. When I look at the 67-72 side engine stands, I don't think they are near 3/16" thick. The driver side only needs a small amount removed, the passenger side is the concern. In the picture below, the metal above the tape would need to be removed to let the passenger side bracket sit flat on the mount. In the driver side pic, the pump body is just touching the angle. There are two bars that go from the alternator and A/C compressor to the heads that would need to be "adjusted" by the same 3/16" which I think is workable. Thoughts?