Upgrade muffler, heat shield, Looking for better ideas Options

[wes]

Saturday and Sunday my car will be at the red barn with the attention of Ben installing flares and replacing a section in the rear of my trunk. Got me thinking since I’ll have that piece out, I’m wondering is there a better way to make the heat shield really shield the heat because it’s like a oven if you drive that car during the day in the summer. Of course there are possibilities maybe I could bake a cake if I had an hour long drive or I’d always have a warm change of clothes if I kept my suitcase back there or I could use it as a food warmer when bringing food to a potluck. Well, I’ve had this car for years and several before and never found any of those uses helpful and now that I have a oil cooler in the front also heat in the other trunk.

[Maltese Falcon]

I just source a remnant sheet of SS .22 gauge sheet metal from the metal yard, make a few paper patterns, & cut. Rivets or Riv-nuts to hold in place>> shiny side faces the heat source. This pic shows the custom shields just under the trunk. You can easily cut/shape/ form and fasten to the muffler heat shield in place; or just purchase the 'Rix.