Wow ! that is a nice setup, obviously not stock !
the reason why your belts were breaking is the centrifical weight of the alternater, it takes a lot of torque to spin up and when you back off, it takes a lot to slow down, that is why it strips the teeth off the belt, been there done that !
Good luck, looks good.
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