33 Coupe Chassis 38        2/05/04

This is what it looks like with both hangers in place. See how they were mounted at an angle that I was talking about! I bolted them to the shock hoop with 5/16" bolts instead of welding a stud to hang them on because I couldn't get to it very easily. If the body were off, then no problem but this might be a better way to go anyways.
 

 

 

Moving towards the middle of the car, you can see the tubes running over the cross member centered just right. I also used muffler clamps to hold the tubing in place instead of welding them so I can get the system apart again. 
 

 

 

This is a clamp on heat shield that will be covering the exhaust tube that runs next to my transmission. If you remember back in Transmission section, I have wires coming out of it running to the computer. These wires are about 1" from the exhaust tube so I needed something to protect them from the heat. The heat shield is made by Thermal-Tec and they say it can take temps up to 2000 F. Now this is bold statement to make and I'll be testing it to see if it works or not. Let's hope so.
 

 

 

The clamp-on heat shield comes in three different lengths, one, two and three footers. I bought the two foot size and it came with five stainless steel hose clamps to hold the material on with. The material is a highly texturized silica based fabric with a patented inorganic binder and has a limit of 2000 degrees. The shinny side goes toward the surface you want to protect. Let's take a look at it installed on some exhaust tubing. 
 

 

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