>In a message dated 1/26/01 5:54:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes:
>
><< You could weld captive nuts to your exhaust, or put exhaust clamps or
> hoseclamps over the pipes and attach the shields to these?
>  >>
>
>I think steel would be a better bet for this. Aluminum may melt under that
>kind of heat. One other thing I just thought of, I never dropped my engine
>out, is there room between the exhaust and the engine for this kind of thing?
>
>--Paul--

Hmmm...dunno. I have never looked under a waserboxer-powered Vanagon! The
only 2 I HAVE looked under (they're THAT rare here) is my GM V6-powered one
and one with a straight 5 (probably a South African bus, it was very flashy
and tidy, perhaps even new).

Stainless would probably be best, or mild steel. Doesn't need much
clearance... some motorcycles have heatshields only about 1cm from the pipe
surface. Any shielding at all should help.