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| spunone |
 Mar 12 2007, 02:44 PM
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Had nothin to do Sunday afternoon decided to cut out rust in rear trunk.Now do I need I guess its a heat deflector thats under the trunk If i'm running headers?? Might as well keep cuttin stuff out at this point Thanks Paul
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Mar 12 2007, 02:57 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,161 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(spunone @ Mar 12 2007, 12:44 PM)  Had nothin to do Sunday afternoon decided to cut out rust in rear trunk.Now do I need I guess its a heat deflector thats under the trunk If i'm running headers?? Might as well keep cuttin stuff out at this point Thanks Paul YOU NEED IT!!!!!!! |
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| So.Cal.914 |
Mar 12 2007, 02:58 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
As long as you are not going to put anything in the trunk that will be adversely
affected by heat, I'd say No. |
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| spunone |
Mar 12 2007, 03:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 945 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Anaheim CA Member No.: 1,901 Region Association: Southern California |
Ok Doc I hear ya LOUD and clear It must get really hot back there is my guess
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Mar 12 2007, 03:24 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,161 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(spunone @ Mar 12 2007, 01:00 PM) Ok Doc I hear ya LOUD and clear It must get really hot back there is my guess It would be great without the deflector to fry eggs! My 76 has the deflector installed and actually burned the paint and the insulator. |
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| Rand |
Mar 12 2007, 03:35 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
If you care about it being stock, or you want to haul crayons and cheesecakes, then you need the heat shield.
If you like the idea of losing excess weight wherever possible and won't be hauling heat-sensitive items in the rear trunk (and no, it won't get hot enough to fry eggs), then lose it. This has been discussed before BTW, so there are a lot of comments on this in the archives. The right answer for you depends on YOUR use of the car. |
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| 914-8 |
Mar 12 2007, 10:49 PM
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| So.Cal.914 |
Mar 13 2007, 12:34 AM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
What type of header and muffler are you going to use? If it is one with a super
trap and isn't even going to be in that area it dosen't matter. You would not be the first to remove it. |
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| Joe Ricard |
Mar 13 2007, 06:44 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
My 70 never had it. Been fine for all this time.
I now have a Tangerine and the trunk does not get as hot. I used to put some insulation under my race tire to keep it from getting too hot. and the side wall. |
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