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Dan Bowles · 02-13-2011, 05:02 AM

Even with steel, you should be about 2" from exhaust to anything critical. It may have been ok years ago because the wood still had some moisture in it. It has baked dry and then some.

I work in OEM exhaust and you'll see more and more manufacturers putting the heat shields on the body side rather than the pipe side because someone will install an aftermarket system made cheaper without them and have a problem. They don't want the liability. I with the sarge above in saying, build a cover, a hump, a plate, something. You'll be safer in the long run. Also, check for any other tight features. If your exhaust guys made this kind of tight fit here, they may have done it somewhere else as well.

Glad you got away with minor fixes.

02-13-2011, 05:02 AM	#14
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: FIRE!! 48 GMC Panel bed caught fire! Even with steel, you should be about 2" from exhaust to anything critical. It may have been ok years ago because the wood still had some moisture in it. It has baked dry and then some. I work in OEM exhaust and you'll see more and more manufacturers putting the heat shields on the body side rather than the pipe side because someone will install an aftermarket system made cheaper without them and have a problem. They don't want the liability. I with the sarge above in saying, build a cover, a hump, a plate, something. You'll be safer in the long run. Also, check for any other tight features. If your exhaust guys made this kind of tight fit here, they may have done it somewhere else as well. Glad you got away with minor fixes.