Well, today was divorced downpipe test fit round 2. The goal was to determine if it would work if the AC bracket was modified. I decided to yank out the bracket and see what happened.
And here’s what happened:
Success
Look at how beautifully this thing fits:
This was of course with the compressor well out of the way.
The bracket trimming will definitely get past one hurdle. Now I need to figure out how to run the AC lines. The plan for now will be to run the 3” Hass downpipe on the factory j-pipe. I’ll pick up some spare AC lines and mess around with them once the car is up and running.