I made mine out of a piece of galv. scrap sheet steel (from an old home A/C
unit) in less than an hour using a jig saw and a bench grinder.
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6's, TR250's, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Irv Korey <emanteno@ibm.net>
To: Bob Jones <JONES_M2@popmail.firn.edu>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: Heat Shield
>
>Bob Jones wrote:
>>
>> While at TRF's Summer Party this year I noticed that Nick Hanges had
>> installed a heat shield between his SU's and headers on his very nice
>> autocross TR6. He told me it was off a big healey. In checking around
>> I find that the Healey suppliers have several heat shields, depending on
>> the model of the car. Do any of you know which big Healeys had HS6s.
>> That is what is on my TR6 and I believe the shield will help.
>
>Bob,
>
>Don't know what is on the big Healeys, but I have had a heat shield on
>my 74 TR6 for for over 20 years. The heat shield works great, my car has
>Strombergs. Someone in my club made a template, got a quote from a sheet
>metal shop, and then took orders. It is formed from sheet aluminum, bent
>and folded just right, with cutouts to clear the linkage and holes
>drilled in appropriate locations. Definitely worth the effort.
>
>Irv
>74 TR6 CF22767U
>Highland Park, IL
>
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