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Shaving down AC bracket for hood clearance?

I was considering putting a turbo coupe hood on my 5.0 T-Bird. The Cool Cats site said I'd have to "shave down" the A/C bracket so the hood would clear. Has anyone done this or know where to start?

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This should help.

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Reply #2
Thanks, I'll print that out and go tinker  :hick:

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Reply #3
yeah I had to do it because the drivers side scoop washiznitting the top of the bracket

 

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Reply #4
huh...mine didnt hit at all. at least i didnt notice. guess it doesnt matter since i did the ac eliminator anyway. i wish i had noticed that before though...
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