Re: Bill's Supercharged TJ Build
Ok, so here is a little update on progress.
Notched the frame to clear the steering:
I know it looks like that is a big notch, but when you turn lock to lock with the passenger side at full bump, you need it to clear 100%.
Also, I fully welded and painted the steering and ram mount. Fixed the tie rod end issue as well.
Next, I built a couple brackets to bolt the power steering fluid cooler to the bottom of the supercharger heat exchanger. It is all painted and installed with the lines run and in place. (Note: Supercharger heat exchanger is on top; power steering cooler is on the bottom)
For now, the radiator is pulled. I also Evac'd the AC system and permanently removed the AC condenser. Why? Reason for this was with the two coolers in front of the AC condenser in front of the radiator. Now, I shouldn't have overheating problems. Before anyone says it, I already know. Taurus electric fan conversion.
Oh, and the fenders are now both off.
Finally, here is the supercharger problem. I needed a MML because of the flat belly skid I installed. However, the supercharger is now hitting the hood.
Not very bad on this one. Its VERY close though and once the hood is lower (can't fully close it yet), I'm thinking it will hit. If it doesn't, it almost certainly will when the engine is torquing while running.
Here however, I am making direct contact:
Is the sport car/muscle car world, I have seen this quite a few times before and what I was thinking of doing (the first Camaro pictured has a hack job done to it).
These two are done clean. Its the same car actually. The first picture shows how they masking taped the hood to protect the finish of the carbon fiber.
I am comfortable with doing a cut like this. The down fall would be taking water in the hood. Water crossings are not something I'm interested in, but rain. Maybe I could build a cowl, but who knows. No matter what I do, I'm defiantly going to have to cut the hood to make it clear. I already have to cut the sides too for the highline, so ya. The bigger issue here is what happens to the supercharger if I roll? I need to keep it protected too. My ideas for this is a big stinger in the front thereby keeping the weight on the cage and stinger. Another was to run a removable bar over the hood in the area of the supercharger.
If anyone has ideas now that I've posted mine, let me here them. I've decided on holding off on putting the radiator back in and cutting the hood until after I've thought about the options more. I have plenty of other stuff to work on till I need to make that cut.