Reply to "Gilmer belt drive?"

Garvino, this is a case of gilding a lilly. That 1-1/2" toothed belt drive is capable of powering a Roots blower that takes maybe 100 bhp to turn! The water pump takes maybe 2 bhp on street cars. Nevertheless, if an owner wants to do something irrational, maybe I can contribute.... The engine and ZF can be pushed back in the Pantera chassis up to 4" using kits designed for swapping a longer big block engine into it. It includes different motor mounts and ZF mounts, a rear-sump pan to clear the lower crossmember and a host of little details. Personally, I'd sell the thing to someone with a front-engine hotrod who wants to drive a blower. If you really need one, get a gilmer setup thats designed to fit a Pantera, with a 3/4" wide belt. Hall Pantera used to sell such a thing, and there may be serpentine-belt systems that could be adapted far easier than what you have. Good luck either way.