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12-01-2008, 11:15 PM
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PITbut
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: monroe washington
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Making heat shields??
Now that i see how dang warm the headers and mufflers get right under the cab, what material can i make the heat shields out of. would some 16 guage steel work? Aluminum? Just want something i can bolt to the underside of the cab.
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12-01-2008, 11:53 PM
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Still livin the "dream" in '54
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 2,656
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Re: Making heat shields??
I hear that an niobium alloy would work good. Can't say on where to find it tho....
ttt Don
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12-02-2008, 06:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Re: Making heat shields??
use a piece of aluminum sheet metal - about 12-16 gauge should work ok..Mount this under the cab using 4-6 pipe nipples ( 3/8" X 1" ) for spacers. Drill hole in sheet metal; insert spacer and drilll thru cab floor. Use 5/16 bolts of proper length, mounted thru the sheetmetal; pipe nipple and thru the cab floor
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