Heat shield

[RGould1910]

How do you attach the two piece heat shield to the firewall and floorboard? Nearest I can figure the shield screws into the front floorboard and the shroud to the firewall. But if this is the case you'd have a devil of a time removing the front floorboard because the attached shield is fitted up under the shroud. What am I missing?

[DanTreace]

The curved thin circle like 'guide' is screwed to the firewall.

The shield is mounted to the upper floorboard, as you place the floorboard, fit the shield edge up and under the guide's raised lip. Reverse the process to remove the front floorboard, rather simple and works.

This new design began on 12/30/08 when the part was changed to include a notch along the bottom edge and on 6/25/10 the material was changed from hot rolled steel to sheet iron and enameled. On 7/12/10 a new design for 1911 was introduced that reduced the overall height slightly. The part was specified at this time to be black enameled. On 1/12/11 the black enameling was dropped. A new design (and factory number) for the 1912 models began on 7/25/11 that was reduced in both length and height from the previous 1911 version. Again no finish was specified for this part. The dash shields up through 1912 were held to the dash by a Dash Shield Guide. Beginning in 1913 the Dash Shield Guide was discontinued and the Dash Shield was screwed directly to the dash only rather than to the top floor board which had been the practice up through 1912. The dash shield was mounted to the floor boards with #6 round head brass slotted wood screws. Beginning 7/25/12 the new design (and new factory number) for 1913 specified the shield to be held to the dash with (3) #6 x 1/2" brass round head slotted wood screws.

From Fun Projects Instruction sheet.

[RGould1910]

Hey Dan do you have difficulty removing the front floorboard after the shield is screwed on? Thats the issue I see.
Seems it would be difficult even if you removed the middle floorboard to create space for lifting. Not to mention scraping your finished firewall under the shroud. Looks like you have one installed on one of your cars, so I value your input.

[KWTownsend]

Richard,
I eventually gave up and soldered mine together and attached it to the firewall. I put a couple of fake screw heads to make it look like the shield is attached to the top floor board.
: ^ )
Keith

[RGould1910]

Thanks Keith, I like your approach.

[DanTreace]

Hey Dan do you have difficulty removing the front floorboard after the shield is screwed on? Thats the issue I see.

Didn't find any issue. But took care on install to know that the floorboard has to come out on occasion.
Of course all the floorboards come out for repair work, lift last the #1 board (Factory No. T-1098) is easy.

When I first assembled the guide and shield, use time and positing. Put the shield where it should ride, then laid the guide on top of it. Then marked location for guide, holding the shield in place on the floorboard temp. mounting..... that way there was just a bit of space for the lip of the guide to work properly , to prevent jamming the shield tight, you don't want the guide too low or too high on the dash. Just take your time and it will work out



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