Doug, you sure have a lot more clearance than I do. But if I change the pump and pulley with a later stlye, the v-grooves won't line up with my alt and A/C pulleys. Guess I will need to move them forward too, and that would be OK as I would have more clearance between them and the header. Plus a little more room for the trips too. Thanks for posting the pics.
Read through 26 messages and not one listed a SOURCE. If anyone has a SOURCE for chrome PLATERS or (better yet) CHROME PARTS for 200 inline six, please post.
Charles, as to specific chrome platers - well, you have the well-known "show chrome" firms like Paul's Chrome, and then plenty of smaller more local ones. It comes down to what you want, where you are prepared to go, and how much you'll pay willingly. Generally, good chrome is not cheap. And any chrome requires "maintenance"; the cheaper, the more frequent.
Due to these engines being a whole lot less poular than SBCs or SBFs, the aftermarket makers with their cheap flash chroming aren't to motivated to cater. If the orders were regular, one of the better platers might do an exchange on timing covers, oil pans, brackets and valve covers... But when you consider the proclivities of a lot of guys here, they'd rather spend the $200-something that Paul's would charge for a valve cover, on a carburetion upgrade first. 68Clunker had a lot of custom chrome work, IIRC, but it didn't stop him going to the dark side. (Proof that chrome doesn't make you go faster?)
You can use the newer style water pump on yours BUT you also will need the harmonic balancer (lower crankshaft pulley), waterpump pulley and the proper belts.
If you are running a fan, you will need a thinner fan spacer so your fan doesnt hit the radiator because the later water pump is approx 3/4" longer than the old style one.
i just got one of them chrome t stat housings in today ill post pics of it on the me head nad eveything when i get the headd and the engine together ill post pics for you guys thanks for the chromet stat housing
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