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Old 03-06-2013, 07:20 AM
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Has anyone tried to make it fit? I plan on standing the radiator up vertical anyway. The battery is already relocated in the trunk, AC is gone and no egr. I plan on doing a bumper support, so seems like it could work with a little effort.

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You will need to swap to all the Vette accesories. I know someone started doing it but never finished it. It is gonna be alot of work
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yeah, I figured that, but the only accessory I will have is the alternator. Everything else is gone, I would jest need to make a tensioner for it. Need a new crank pulley for the supercharger anyway, so just get the vette one. If it clears the hood and you can run the filter pipe over the radiator along with the pipe to the intake, it seems like it would be better for piping.
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Why not just have new standoffs made that move the blower bracket outward to line up the blower pulleys with the Fbod accessories. There are only 3 1" and 1 3/4" spacers that mount the brackets to eachother.
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correct, that would work even better. Can someone give me a measurement from the front of the block to the front most part of supercharger. Mounted on a vette, obviously. If it clears the radiator support, I might give this a try.
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I'll try to remember to get a measurement tomorrow. Mine is set up for 10rib and Procharger F1C, but I can adjust the measurement for 6rib pullies.
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Actually a measurement with the 10 rib would be perfect. I'd rather set it up like that so I dont have to worry about belt slippage. Do you know what bolt holes the corvette bracket uses? Im using a iron block and I know on the f-body kit that one bolt hole is missing. Thanks

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C5 front accessories bolt on without issue. At least they did on my iron block.
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Two bolts on the head, then 2 bolts go where the stock tensioner mounted to the water pump.

My setup with 10rib will be as far away from the head as a 6rib setup on the fbody, due to the offset of the pullies between corvette n fbod.
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The more I look at pictures of it on the vette, I don't think that the procharger bracket will clear the shock tower on an fbody.
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http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...z06/photo4.jpg

The A & A bracket looks like its got room though.



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