Pic. request: hooker sidepipes with heat shields
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Drifting
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Pic. request: hooker sidepipes with heat shields
Soon, very soon... my hooker super competition sidepipes will be installed (finally!). 
I'm pondering about heat shields, but I only want them if they look cool (yep, I'll endure the burn just to look cool
).
Anyone fabbed some heatshields for theirs? Any suggestions?
I'm pondering about heat shields, but I only want them if they look cool (yep, I'll endure the burn just to look cool
).Anyone fabbed some heatshields for theirs? Any suggestions?
Le Mans Master
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From: Long Beach CA
These shields were on my car when I bought it...I love the look. These have since been discontinued, but I'm pretty sure that a few people on here run the same shields that are put on Cobra side pipes.
Race Director
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www.cobrastuff.com
27" or 36" lengths. Plain steel, chrome, or ceramic coated.
I have the 27" ceramic coated which matches my Jet Hot pipes.
More pics in "My Corvette Photos".
27" or 36" lengths. Plain steel, chrome, or ceramic coated.
I have the 27" ceramic coated which matches my Jet Hot pipes.
More pics in "My Corvette Photos".
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
I wonder if anyone makes black heat shields.. Don't think that ceramic coated heat shields gonna look too good with my black pipes on the yellow car...
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Melting Slicks
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before I had my car in my possession I worried if the sidepipes would be a problem. after owning it, and just being relatively careful, I decided I like them just fine 
the covers in the pics do look good though, I just found I dont really need them.
the covers in the pics do look good though, I just found I dont really need them.
Burning Brakes
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From: Shorewood IL
Originally Posted by Sacredgrooves
before I had my car in my possession I worried if the sidepipes would be a problem. after owning it, and just being relatively careful, I decided I like them just fine
the covers in the pics do look good though, I just found I dont really need them.
the covers in the pics do look good though, I just found I dont really need them.
I burnt my leg on the test drive before I drove it and have never got burnt after that!!
I'm very very careful when my daughter gets in and out though.
Team Owner
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Yeah, I built a set. I didn't want the perforations that come mandatory with the Cobra shields. There's a post here somewhere about my build...
Before:
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After:
Details:
Before:
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/CGGorman/Vette/IMG_3617.jpg[/IMG]
After:
Details:
Team Owner
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From: Smile, it's just the internet.
Did them by hand, Marck. Not tough, and only took an hour or two. I bought about 8'[~2.5 m] of 1/8"[3.18 mm] x 3/4"[19.05 mm] aluminum stock from the welding supply and starting cutting and bending. I think I ended up scrapping about 2'[61 cm] before I got what I wanted.
I looked and looked and couldn't find anything I liked, so I had to do it myself.
The original post is archived now: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show..._id=119&arch=1
I detailed everything in there and provided a template for the straps. The whole project was less than $100 US.
I looked and looked and couldn't find anything I liked, so I had to do it myself.
The original post is archived now: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show..._id=119&arch=1
I detailed everything in there and provided a template for the straps. The whole project was less than $100 US.
Last edited by CGGorman; Mar 10, 2006 at 04:06 PM.
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '07
Chris, those solid heat shields are sweet. I still like the perforated type, though...it looks a bit like an old air-cooled machine gun barrel. I might go your way to be cheap, though...