Unless the steel you have in mind is especially tough, you can use a vise
with bits of wood or even better is short lengths of angle iron, to bend
your heat shield.
Peter s
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Ambrose <tambrose@tir.com>
To: Mike Perry <mikep@michindust.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: heat troubles?
>
> Yeah,
>
> I also have HS4s and a header and am worried about the heat of the headers
> under the carbs. I did buy a header wrap, but decided against using it. I
> also have a heat shield, but it's for the later single stromberg. My
current
> thinking is to buy a metal brake from JC Whitney and bend and shape a
sheet
> of metal to fit. It would be nice if there was some specs or a pic for a
> guide. I did see one on the net some time ago, but don't remember the
> address. I suppose that I'll make a dummy of cardboard first and play
around
> a little.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Tom
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Perry <mikep@michindust.com>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 7:15 AM
> Subject: heat troubles?
>
>
> >
> > Fellow listers,
> >
> > Since doing my carb transplant (dual hs4s), my spit has been running
> better
> > than ever, but with one circumstance causing me concern:
> >
> > When I get in traffic, the car will begin to hesitate, and sometimes
even
> > backfire. Once I get back up to speed, everything works great again. I
> > don't actually have troubles with the motor temp, as it stays in the
> normal
> > range. Further details: the car does have headers.
> >
> > Am I sucking in air which is too hot, or perhaps are my fuel bowls
and/or
> > jets heating up too much? Has anyone else suffered from this & come up
> with
> > a solution?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
>
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