"Ice Cube" side sills, custom Belanger heat shields - update - a few pics

[treesnake]

I was trying to say that I agree with you. Just didn't state it very well. Slim chance of the louvers causing a bigger problem than the excessive heat.

I did state correctly that everything looks good with your ideas of dealing with the heat. IMHO...

[dave6666]

A little progress. You'd think I was building space shuttle parts.

Got the mounts finished and the shield drilled to match. Did a little heat wrap on the AC lines, even though the shield covers that kind of. Better to do it now, than to have Tator say I told you so.

[dave6666]

More progress, despite a run for long necks. It's hot here. Must stay hydrated.

The passenger side is "officially" officially done. Really hard to photograph a mirror surface, but here's a good underneath shot of #2 pipe and all of the heat shielding on the AC lines and the coolant tank line from the pump.

In the far shot, kind of hard to see it tucked in there. The fit is impeccable, if I might pat myself furiously on the back.




Got started on the driver's side after the beer run. Every straight edge, square, level and clamp is busy on this.

Got the top panel laid out. I think this side will be 6 pieces, with 4 by the time I'm done with the rivet gun. This many panels is needed to get the shield down along the entire length of the brake lines/frame rail.

[LiquoRT/10]

Sweet job so far Dave but keeping that mirror finish clean doesn't look like fun.

[dave6666]

Originally Posted by LiquoRT/10

Sweet job so far Dave but keeping that mirror finish clean doesn't look like fun.

Same stuff they use in institutional bathrooms as mirrors. There has to be a durability factor in there...

[Camfab]

Very nice work Dave. Gotta love the fab skills.

[Bolt]

Very nice work. Thank you for shareing this. Did you cut the hole in the hood? I noticed this will allow the heat to get out when parked. It will also prevent the computer from getting hot when not moving. The heat shield over the exhaust is very nice. I like the way it can be removed easealy. I may think of doing this to my car. I'm all for trying to get my car to run cool.

[97GTS]

Am I the only one here who has lost part of his vision trying to focus on what is what in some of those shots with the mirror finish? Real nice fab work.

Ron

[dave6666]

Originally Posted by 97GTS

Am I the only one here who has lost part of his vision trying to focus on what is what in some of those shots with the mirror finish? Real nice fab work.

Ron

Trust me, that every pic is inspected, re-inspected, and then inspected again to make sure the camera operator ain't in the pic...

[dave6666]

Hard to believe - or maybe it is if you've done this kind of work before - that the finished part in the last 3 pics represents at least 12 hours worth of work. Design and fab.

This is the top of the driver side shield. There will be 3 panels attached to it. That will hopefully be MUCH easier to build...

[dave6666]

Sunday is proving to be a another productive day. Had warned that there would be 3 panels to complete the install. After further review, have combined 2 of them into the piece I've just finished.

I took some pics of the paperboard mock-up piece. Easier to photograph than the mirrored stuff... Anyway, you can see the clutch line gets good protection, and in the second pic, it may be hard to tell, but I'm 1/2" below the brake lines on the frame rail. Do the Inconel ones do that?

Also, as I've been ranting about how much work this is, well, it is. BUT, I would be willing to bet that with the write up I will follow with (these are just a few of the pics I've taken), that will include the CAD drawing of all the parts, that someone could build a non show set out of aluminum in a weekend or so. Mirrored stainless steel? Add your own time multiplier...

[TAXIMAN1]

wish I had the time to do this stuff... nice work.

[KenH]

You get props for not only the high quality workmanship, but for being able to take so many pictures of a multi-faceted mirrored surface without once showing up in the reflections.

Although I think I might be able to see you in this one, it would never stand up in a police line-up, so I think you are still safe - and if you aren't, then knowing how to work with institutional mirror stock may come in handy

[dave6666]

Finished the driver side shield last night, and once again, a work of art. The fit is perfect and the shineola is hard on the camera lens.

The final section drops down to continue protecting the brake lines along the frame rail, and then keeps the steer shaft collapse joint from getting baked. Plenty of protection for the back of the P/S reservoir too.

Don't know if I like the industrial look of all the little hex head machine screws I used, although I love being able to use a nut driver to fasten them. Button head SS machine screws would completely eliminate the industrial look, and I might have to go there.

[radta7]

Unbelieveable work!