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Old 14-01-2007, 12:22 AM   #1
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Thumbs up Made a extractor Heat shield Today

It was getting to hot in the engine bay cos of extractors melting electrical tape and almost the power wire for stereo. The shield looks awsome i reckon for a back yard job will put up pics tommorow. Its been painted in K&H engine enamel and it seems to very effective

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Old 14-01-2007, 12:45 AM   #2
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why not just use the original heat shield?
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:47 AM   #3
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i threw it out ages ago, i didnt think i would be using it again.
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:48 AM   #4
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fair enough
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:51 AM   #5
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Ahh the smell of fresh paint burning, is there anything better? Yes Shane, I know you'll say rubber, I was thinking more the clean burning smell of 42c per litre LPG.
Anyone know exactly how much "sand" or whatever it is they use in the std heatshield for insulation.
Looking forward to sum pics.
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:54 AM   #6
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i used galvinised steel, its just over a 1mm thick i think. Get sum pics later.
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Old 14-01-2007, 01:53 PM   #7
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Pics of the shield
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Old 14-01-2007, 02:02 PM   #8
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you need an aluminium resivor.... but other then that BLING!
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Old 14-01-2007, 02:08 PM   #9
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What the??? aluminium resivor??
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Old 14-01-2007, 02:23 PM   #10
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i get ya now
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Old 14-01-2007, 02:42 PM   #11
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If it's a backyard job, how did you bend it?
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Old 14-01-2007, 03:38 PM   #12
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i have a sheetmetal bender
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Old 14-01-2007, 06:33 PM   #13
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will the factory hat sheild fit over extractors?
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Old 14-01-2007, 06:40 PM   #14
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will the factory hat sheild fit over extractors?
with a bit of bending and shaping, yep, they fit over them fine
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