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Originally Posted by george kujanski
"two front brake lines had cooling coils wrapped around them because of the heat generated from the large exhaust manifolds"
I have always wondered what the purpose for these were. I've heard of them referred to as rock shields, but I have no idea.
What are they? Could they be there to prevent kinking during bending?
George
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George,
Those coils wrapped around the front brake pipes / lines are exactly what I said, they help dissipate the heat from the brake line because of those Large Hot exhaust manifolds.
They weren’t used in the bending of the brake pipes as “Non” HO / Ram Air cars do not have these coils.
Notice that the brake lines running down the frame and to the rear drums do not have these cooling coils.
MPC showing these cooling shields listed for the ‘67 HO and RamAir.
Chris
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