Heat shield foot boxes

[John Dol]

Although I recommend doing this before you put the body and headers on permanently I still wanted to get these in.
Along the way I picked up two 1/8” thick aluminum plates that where almost perfect size for the heat shields. My bender is not heavy duty enough so I had to get a local shop take care of that.
Used the heat insulation that I used on the rest of the car too, and the grey BBQ paint I used on the foot boxes. This will create a barrier to keep the foot boxes cooler. I started with a bolt/locknut set up for the passenger side but that was almost impossible for the driver side so used rivnuts there. If I had to do it again I probably would use rivnuts on both.
Drivers side is drying and will get installed tomorrow.

John

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[John Dol]

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Drivers side installed. 90 degree bend will hopefully help force air out of the side vent and also the trans tunnel and out.

John

[AC Bill]

They should work fine. The stand off space is the crucial thing, and you have that. Personally, I would have left them shiny aluminum, rather than painting them, as I think they would reflect heat better. The added insulation should make up for it though.