1969 Chevy Big Block P/S Pump Difference

[Fisherguy]

I'm looking for a PS setup for my 69 but I've heard from a few places the 69 pump and brackets are a major PITA and I should get parts from a 70 instead.
Looking for comments/opinions.
Thx
Will

[bbbentley]

Originally Posted by Fisherguy

I'm looking for a PS setup for my 69 but I've heard from a few places the 69 pump and brackets are a major PITA and I should get parts from a 70 instead.
Looking for comments/opinions.
Thx
Will

Purely comes down to do you want the engine to look like the engine came in the car originally? Or do you just want to do an engine swap? The power steering or any other component, for that matter, don’t know or care what they are in or which water pump used. But if you are going for a specific factory belongs there look, then stay with what is correct. Newer style brackets generally do have better adjusting for tension setups.

[bbbentley]

Originally Posted by bbbentley

Purely comes down to do you want the engine to look like the engine came in the car originally? Or do you just want to do an engine swap? The power steering or any other component, for that matter, don’t know or care what they are in or which water pump used. But if you are going for a specific factory belongs there look, then stay with what is correct. Newer style brackets generally do have better adjusting for tension setups.

I should have prefaced my previous comments with the following: I was specifically speaking of only brackets as a means to adjust tension on belt. Not, piecing together a power steering system with mismatched components. Thanks