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PostPosted: May 18, 2023, 11:30 am 
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I am in need of an exhaust shield.

Anybody have one for sale?


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PostPosted: May 18, 2023, 2:00 pm 
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Need a little more detail. What size are you looking for? Is it for a muffler or exhaust pipe? Or?

It's little hard to find one just exactly as you need it or can you modify a shield or build one from scratch?

I tried a number of places and this one seemed to have an assortment:

http://www.classicchambered.com/classic/Heat.html

I'm not really sure where I got the shield but I had to modify it to fit my needs.

I'll do a little more searching to see it I can find any more sources. I vaguely remember I found a place that sells muffler shields for semi trucks.

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PostPosted: May 18, 2023, 2:07 pm 
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Here's two more sources.

https://www.bigrigchromeshop.com/heat-s ... _1267.html

https://www.truckpipesusa.com/products/ ... ckets.html

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PostPosted: May 18, 2023, 2:38 pm 
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If you can do some fabbing these folks have a great selection of metal.

https://www.mcnichols.com/

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PostPosted: May 19, 2023, 10:21 am 
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Have you considered rolling your own out of perforated sheet metal?

A major supplier in my area has 24" x 48" sheets in 16 gauge plain steel for $64. The holes are staggered 3/8" on 9/16" centers. You could have a local sheet metal shop roll it, make some brackets yourself, apply some high temp, rattle can paint, and probably spend less than $200.

It's a thought anyway.

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PostPosted: May 20, 2023, 8:05 am 
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Header wrap is another option and probably the easiest, most cost effective, and keeps the exhaust from looking bigger than it is with shields that still get hot.

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Depending on the size you need - there are some odd options around. I found a Murray mower shield on eBay. Brackets were found there too.
Oops - Walker…


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PostPosted: May 23, 2023, 4:29 pm 
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I used this one & made brackets to hold it on with hose clamps:

https://www.jegs.com/i/Patriot-Exhaust/ ... 2/10002/-1


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PostPosted: June 12, 2023, 6:36 am 
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I picked one up directly from Caterham-worked out well.


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