Arlo talks about the street rodders for learning about heat control. He
really
Makes a good point. I also suggest that you read the article on my Morgan
Web page: (www.team.net/www/morgan <http://www.team.net/wwww/morgan> /tech)
"Heat, Rust, & Noise in VW's
by G. Matthew Bulley"
Matthew does an excellent job of describing how to control heat, noise, etc.
If you haven't spent the time to read it, you should!!!
John
John T. Blair
jblair@scn.spawar.navy.mil
SPAWARSYSCEN Chesapeake
Chesapeake, VA (757) 523-8133
-----Original Message-----
From: Arlo J. Levisen [SMTP:alevisen@gdhscats.org]
Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 5:34 AM
To: Morgan Mailing List
Subject: Jet-Coating
Fellow Listers:
Everything I know about heat control I have learned from the
street-rod
crowd. As a rule that bunch basically sits right on top of their
Hemi
V-8's and V-10's and anything else they can cram into a '30's Ford
Coupe.
The guy that does all my restoration work builds street rods for a
living and it was he I went to after we got tired of roasted toes.
We
discussed a number of options and products on the market they use
because the problem is essentially the same: small bodies/a lot of
wood/way too much heat from a big engine. (In that light the Morgan
is
nothing more than an expensive street rod!)
We decided, as a first choice, to "jet-coat" or "porcelainize" the
exhaust headers because it would do two things: greatly reduce the
heat
output in that area and change an area that look rusty to whatever
color
you might want. I personally went with gunmetal grey.
I personally have no idea about this, but my street rod guy says the
best company in America is one call JET-HOT. I do know they offer a
lifetime rust-through protection guarantee and a 3 year satisfaction
guarantee. We are well into our first year and they still look
perfect
to me.
As far as cost, my total bill came to $630 - made up of
labor/shipping/coating. You can affect this cost through your
abilities.
We also looked at some of the space-age insulation materials that
could
be installed on either side of the firewall. There is some great
stuff
out there designed for cars. At this point I don't think we are
going
to move in that direction, but it is still a good option.
Since street-rodders are everywhere you shouldn't have any trouble
finding them. Now you have something to talk about!
Later,
Arlo Levisen
Revillo, South Dakota
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