Problem Diagnosis...Throwing Belts

[GSXMatt]

Yeah I dont think I ever actually removed the pulley

[Goat Blower]

Do you have the water pump pulley on backwards?
Quoting from memory, if you put the water pump pulley on backwards, it'd be hitting the frame rail.

I had this same problem when I removed my power steering pump and the inner pulley on the water pump. Just that tiny offset caused me to throw a belt after 50 miles.

[JET]

No, it won't hit the frame, at least it didn't on my car. I accidentally put it on backwards when I did a head swap in the QPR parking lot. It tossed several belts until I got a good one on there.

It is very easy to get in on backwards, one side just has a bigger offset.