[V8Vairs] Heat and Brake Lines

Rick Norris ricknorris at suddenlink.net
Sat Nov 10 06:41:09 EST 2007


I had a similar problem on my V8 Vair. I used some heat insulation from DEI 
to solve the problem. It may be I had no problem but I wanted to be sure. I 
used that material in sheet form elsewhere on the car such as the "trunk" 
(old engine compartment) floor above the mufflers.

Rick Norris

> My project needs brake lines installed and I'm having trouble keeping the
> rear lines from being close to the headers.  My headers are close to the
> sub-frame rails, which is where I hoped to run the lines.  I'm thinking
> about making a heat barrier between the headers and the sub-frame rail 
> using
> sheet metal, but I'm curious how much heat is need to actually affect the
> brakes.  In my case, the headers are about 4" away from the ideal place to
> run the lines on the top of the sub-frame rails.  Do I need to worry about
> this?
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