Cutting off Heat Shields to make straight - lite - headers..., Anyone ever done this? Worth doing? Options

[Cire]

I have removed all my heater/fresh air stuff from the car. The exhaust still has those heat shields around them. I would love to get a header but they are a little out of my price range. Do I cut these and make them work or do I trade them to someone that has already done this? Just trying to figure out the best way to go on these. = )

Thanks.

Eric

[ME733]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) ....Your "heater boxes " do not look rusted out. Some one may need a set, and if sandblasted, would be paintable with high temp paint and even more useable., You can probably find some one to trade you/for Just the exhaust pipes/header pipes if thats what you want.....what engine /displacement are they from? info would help., and with just the hedder pipes, a good muffler shop or fabricator could (purchase)make a collector, and, "extractor""stinger", with a detachable muffler etc.(all the parts are available If you hunt around)....I clearly understand that the cost of any of the existing "racing exhaust systems" is expensive. I will be making my own also. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)