Water pumps 101. Short VS Long. Please Advise

[dregs454]

Just did all this stuff myself, on my 72. I would go long water pump, the brackets are way easier to find in the boneyard. the power steering bracket fits with headers, you will just need a spacer about 1.5 inches long. The upper alternator bracket will bolt either to the intake manifold, or to the thermostat housing. I had to get one that bolted to the thermostat because my manifold didn't have the bolt hole near the front/center, depends on your manifold tho. Also, i'm using the old externally regulated alternator, so I have to run a long wire from the driver side where the voltage regulator is. those alternators also don't have a hole in the right spot in the back casing for the bottom alt bracket, but i'm just neglecting to use it, because its sturdy enough for now, I'll get a new one later. other than that i don't know what to tell you, except i wanted to keep the short pump, but i couldn't get stock brackets for anything. If you wanted to go aftermarket brackets that would be a totally different thing, and a whole bunch more money