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Tonight I got the accessory drive package from Rocky Hinge installed for an initial fit to check clearances and general fit. My SFI balancer came with an adapter set to support three different drive pulley positions, but I was missing a 2 3/8" external retainer ring that was a bit tough to find. Grainger's came through but it came in a five pack - anyone need a 2 3/8" snap ring I have four spares!! Rocky's brackets went on smooth and the fit seems to be good. The AC compressor clears the head by about 1/8", but then that is what it takes with a small block Ford for front clearance. I'm not sure how these pictures will show up - they are not bad in full resolution, but in smaller size may be dark and hard to see detail. I did not put the belts on yet, as it all has to come apart to paint the water pump and install everything with gaskets, lock tite and silicone on the bolts.
The good thing is that I have a little more than 1/2" clearance between the water pump pulley and the STAL puller fan motor. I was hoping for 1/4", and have more than twice that. From my research Rocky Hinge has the shortest package on the market for small block Ford drives. Most others make their own custom timing cover, and still end up more than an inch longer. Rocky's is a twin v-belt drive, not serpentine.