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  1. #1 How to clearance your stock cast bracket for an intercooler and belt BillBoost way 
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    The other day I had this thought.. Today talking to a fellow GP'er I bolted a spare bracket to the motor and went to work. 30 minutes total invested to this point.

    The whole premise was.. the belt only catches a little under a 1/2 inch of the bracket. Why not remove some of the excess and slide the bracket over, seemed possible..I went to work.

    Using a 4 1/2 cutoff wheel, then a carbide grinding bit to finish it off a little. Here's the pics.

    Remove your coils, icm and pack mounting plate. May need to put the bracket in a vise. My motor was out already. Then cut in across the bottom to make the area flush with the old area that the pack mounted to and then cut down from directly above to complete the corner.






    Bad angle, but I could see this cleared



    Redrill at least two of the three holes and mount.



    Like I said..this was a quick and dirty prototype to see if it was possbile. Dammit..it's going to work like a charm.

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  2. #2 Re: How to clearnace your stock cast bracket for an intercooler and belt BillBoost me 
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    So you grind out the inside of it and move everything over so the belt doesn't hit the coils?
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  3. #3 Re: How to clearance your stock cast bracket for an intercooler and belt BillBoost wa 
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    Bingo. Seems too easy huh?
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    you just now are doing this? i thought you wold of worked teh voodoo earlier on lol
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    Why think it up.. all the GP geniuses supposedly already did. Cept..most of the time..I find it doesn't work out.. lol

    Just happened to look at the bracket a little closer the other day. Annnnnd poof.
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    I think I have a spare bracket in a box of goodies that could use some modification. Nicely done Bill

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    So if you run an eight rib youre SOL?
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt5112 View Post
    So if you run an eight rib youre SOL?
    Negative.

    Just keep grinding away till it all falls apart.
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    thanks bill, this really was the quick and dirty way to make clearance for the belt, works great!
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    Nice to hear that. I haven't had a need to put one into use yet.
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    Send it my way I will put it to use lol should be picking a intercooler up this coming weekend
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    How can you comment on this and knowing it is on it's way ...then say.. "I didn't look at the pics?"
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