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TC hood clearance?

All you fellas that have a V8 tbird/cougar and the TurboCoupe hood...

What did you do to make the hood fit?  My driver's side hood scoop ishiznitting the A/C compressor bracket.

Pics would be helpful with your explanation.  Thanks!

TC hood clearance?

Reply #2 –
I removed the steel bracket. The 4 bolts that hold the compressor down have been more than adequate for the Sport. On the driver side scoop, I trimmed down the rear two studs leaving just enough for the nuts to attach.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

TC hood clearance?

Reply #3 –
When I had mine on my 83 5.0, the scoop baaaarely cleared, so I just left it alone. Eventually, the scoop developed hairline cracks. The bracket must raise up and hit it when the motor twists while driving. That's the only way I could figure it made contact. So yeah, I would just grind it down a little.
CoogarXR : 1985 Cougar XR-7

TC hood clearance?

Reply #4 –
Remove the a/c. I did it.
1988 Thunderbird Sport. Work in Progress
5.8L swap w/fitech efi, 4R70W swap w/quick 4 controller, 2003 GT rear diff, 5 Lug swap

Bought this car back as an old project car.

:burnout:

TC hood clearance?

Reply #5 –
I swapped to mustang (foxbody) AC/PS brackets..
88 T-Bird Sport-- H.O conversion, GT40 heads, FMS 1.6 RR's, Cobra/EXP intake, 65mm TB, MAC headers, X-pipe, 05GT lers, TC 8.8 with 3.73's.

TC hood clearance?

Reply #6 –
I'm about to put the AC components back on my HO engine...has all the Stang accessories, and have a TC hood...will i need to grind the bracket or the screws on the one scoop?
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

TC hood clearance?

Reply #7 –
I have Mustang brackets and A/C compressor.  There were no clearance issues with the scoop bracket on a TC hood and the A/C bracket (the hood was just installed this past week)

I did however, have a clearance issue with the bracket that mounts the Procharger.  The Procharger bracket mounts to the front of the A/C bracket, which adds a 1/2" of thickness and height.  This required the mounting bracket for the scoop to be trimmed 1/4".  Though the bracket is thinner, both mounting holes remained intact for the scoop.

So the upshot is (in my experience); if you have Mustang accessories, expect about a 1/4" of clearance between the A/C bracket and the scoop bracket (assuming the front of the car has not been tweaked).  If you have a Procharger w/air, expect to get the cut off wheel out!