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09-19-2011 08:21 PM #1
What do people think about March Pulley systems
Hey everyone, wondering what people think about March Pulley kits. The 41 Chrysler(37 Chevy nose) has a cheap mount system, that has broken twice, this time it broke the bolt off in the upper outboard boss on the head.
Its only got one hard point, the upper left water pump bolt, the other is the turnbuckle adjuster that bolted to the head, the alternator has always shook around.
What does everyone think about March and the brackets/Serp systems they sell?Girls love Hot Rods too
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09-19-2011 08:30 PM #2
I have no experience with their product but I do have some experience with their phone service. They are the rudest, least helpful company I have ever dealt with. Their factory is 30 miles from me and I have tried to get help from them twice, to buy their products, and the blew me off both times. I offered to visit their place to discuss it and they told me "don't come, we only sell wholesale, goodbye."
So guess whose pulleys I will never use, regardless of how good they might be.
Don
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09-19-2011 08:41 PM #3
i used some of there stuff on customer s builds. its ok but for my stuff i not that fancy $$$ so i make all my stuffIrish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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09-19-2011 08:43 PM #4
Call Rocky Hinge. Small, family owned company that cares.Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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09-19-2011 09:18 PM #5
wow that Rocky Hinge setup looks really goodGirls love Hot Rods too
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09-19-2011 10:52 PM #6
I never heard of them , how are thier prices?
Kurt
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09-20-2011 05:10 AM #7
For my SBF setup their v-belt system with water pump, AC, Alternator, brackets, pulleys & belts was $1395 and it is ~2" shorter than anything else out there. March makes a custom front cover vs using OEM which adds a bunch to their price. Rocky makes lots of quality parts for good value - I used their trunk support, too.Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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09-20-2011 08:04 AM #8
Used their system when building the 34 cpe 2006, had problems from the git go. A/C pulley defective ( threads shallow) . I paid over 2100.00 for the full set up. all the hook ups were tight quarters pwr. sterring, water pump hoses,etc. I would not go that route again. Thumbs down for me.
I under stand they are into the Chinese Mfg. now.Don D
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09-20-2011 08:26 AM #9
Gee, you would think that their lousy phone attitude might at least be offset by building a good product. Maybe they did me a favor by blowing me off.
DonLast edited by Itoldyouso; 09-20-2011 at 08:41 AM.
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09-20-2011 08:44 AM #10
A slight hijack - I'm considering a right side, low mount alternator bracket on my SBF 5.0 if for no other reason but to make the distributor more accessible. Besides making my own, which I did on my 351W 'bucket, any GOOD vendors come to mind??Dave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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09-20-2011 09:52 AM #11
You may want to look at (Streetrodbracketry.com) I have seen them set up at the Decatur Swap Meet the past couple of years. He has small block stuff for Ford/Chevy/Olds. No big block chevy stuff yet. Not an endorsement, an option.
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09-20-2011 10:17 AM #12
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09-20-2011 11:11 AM #13
Street Performance out of Mena, Arkansas has some really nice stuff too...Used a bit of it with no problems or complaints, priced considerably less then March, too!!!!!
Here's a link to them, take a look!
http://www.hotrodlane.cc/New%20LS%20...ks%20page.htmlYesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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09-20-2011 11:50 AM #14
Roger - I had looked at Speedway and that one didn't 'pop up' for some reason. Not bad - except pricy for them
Dave - their @#$% catalog wont open completely. I already have their brackets and ones I have mounted the alt. so far over the dist. that I couldn't even pull the cap. Maybe they have one better now - if I can get their cat to open, I'll seeDave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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09-20-2011 12:11 PM #15
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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