Good info. Now again, cause I am sttttupid, the timing cover is what allows the differently spaced mounting holed explorer water pump onto a stock 302 block. The pulley would actually be neutral or centered and would then line up with all the mustang accessories. If the stock 5.0 water pump shaft was shortened as in the pictures, .5" by the fan drive seing moved towards the pump(Turn down and the centric snout removed .75" and an additional .5" whacked off( accounted for by moving the drive in) essentially creating an 1" shorter pump. Then I would just need a pulley made shallower so things line up. This is all on the mustang pump. Capiche Bambinos? Now is the 94-95 stang pump already 1" shorter? If it mounts straight onto the block then all I need is a billet pulley to line things up. My main reasons are I do not want the Exploder dressage, I want my mish mash of other ford serp parts, but I want the h2o total depth to be 1" shorter. Pictures are hopefully helpful in somewhat explaining what I want to do. The mock motor is my 351w/396 since my 302 is still in the 74. Only difference is I have to make 2 spacers on the drivers side to connect the lower 2 bolt as it is a wider block. I like that no dressage is dependent too much on the h2o pump to anchor securely. Plus no issues of hitting the frame or being too close to it. So has anyone found a pulley that is shallower with the same mounting hols and diameter? Thx guys for your patience....Mo