Doctor InterCooler

How We Turned Up the Wick and Learned to Love the Boost

Not wanting to mess up JR's great paint and ghost flames, we carefully removed the entire front end. It made it very simple to plan and execute the FMIC installation. Highly recommended for the access level provided and to prevent terminal frustration!
Next, we designed and fabricated some industrial-strength lower mounting brackets. Goals were strength, rust resistance, rubber isolation, and more strength. We used some 1/4" stainless steel "L" (4" X 4") for the raw material, chop sawed by Jack and TIGed by Tom.
Here they are welded to the lower radiator support and painted. The paint is to protect JR's sheet metal, since we need not worry about the brackets themselves!
Then we bolted the IC in place on the lower bracket and began design and fabrication of the upper bracket.
Take a nice close look at the intercooler! That bad boy's core measures 24 X 12 X 3 inches and it has a 3" inlet and outlet - whoo hoo! Also, below are some closeups of the completed upper bracket with the intercooler mounted. So far there have been no modifications to JR's structure for clearances, and the goal is to keep it that way!
Well, the only mod to JR's structure was to the front nose support. We succeeded beyond our wildest dreams! Here are some "finished" pictures for your viewing pleasure.
Finally, here are some up-close-and-personal shots of the IC piping and miscellaneous other stuff. As Bill Cosby so aptly said in his comedy "200 MPH", "PIIIIIPES!!!,"
JR & I hope this little pictorial assists you in your FMIC effort. Go HERE to browse all the pix.