I started the serpentine belt/timing belt/water pump change today. Everything went fine until I went to put on the replacement timing belt. It seems too short. It's the same length as the one I took off, but there is no way that belt is going on those pulleys. The only other thing I did was install a new water pump that I got from IPD. I followed the belt routing according to the Haynes manual, but the belt just doesn't seem to fit. It seems as though it shrunk. I did not remove the 30mm nut on the crankshaft pulley but I'm sure I had the belt on the geared crankshaft pulley before I tried to route it around the other pulleys.

I can put the belt on completely without the new compressed tensioner I have, but then the tension roller will not move far enough up for the tensioner to fit at its mounting point. If I install the tensioner, I cant get the belt onto the intake pulley. I spent all day today trying to remedy this situation. Either the belt is too short or I'm not routing it properly. The only other variable is the new water pump. The original pump has a puller with 2 teeth, 3 teeth, space, 2 teeth, 3 teeth, space in that alternating pattern. The new pump pulley just has continuous teeth all the way around it. I'm not sure the new pump is the problem but other than the new belt and the new tensioner, compressed with the pin still in it, its the only other variable. The IPD DVD sure makes it look easy. I'm stuck, what am I doing wrong here?

I'm considering three options:

1. Explore if there actually is a longer belt for my car (probably not)

2. Put the original water pump back in and try to get the timing belt to fit.
(Defeats the preventive maintenance mindset and is also wishful thinking)

3. Tow the thing to an indie shop and just write the project off as a
failure. I can't have the car down for too long.