Just a FYI. That little co. in OKC is Airborne Coatings. I have been
through their process on a tour with the Central OK Mopar Club.
They do good work! My dad had is exhaust manifolds coated off his 66
Coronet, they look great.
Later,
Gregg
-----Original Message-----
From: W. Jack Hilton III <hemi@mindspring.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 3:40 PM
Subject: DML: Answers to JBA part 2
>
>Just got off the phone with Jeff again at JBA .
>
>1) What's the deal with needing heat shields and increased engine temps ?
>
>A: Jeff said that although they have no heat shields , that they should
>actually reduce temps very slightly , and that unless you are doing rock
>climbing in the New Mexico dessert , that you shouldn't have to worry about
>melting anything including plug wires . He said that if you opt for the
>coated headers , that the temps would be greatly reduced and therefor the
>chances of melting anything are next to nothing .
>
>2) What kind of Hardware ?
>
>A: Although the header bolts are NOT stainless , they are a black coated
>bolt that is rated as a grade #5 bolt . They also include split-locking
>washers to make sure that they don't back out . Even though the washers
>aren't supposed to back out , he suggested that they be checked shortly
>after runing them for a bit .
>
>The gaskets are called "graphite/wire" gaskets and they get them from
>Mr.Gasket . Jeff said that since they switched to these type gaskets a
>while back , that they have had very few calls about the gaskets blowing
>out .
>
>3) What is the turn around on coating the headers ?
>
>A: The headers are shipped from JBA to a small company in Oklahoma City to
>be coated . The turn around on these should be about ten days . If you are
>ordering the coating when ou order the headers , they will ship the headers
>to be coated , and then the coaters will ship htem to you . The warranty on
>the coating is LIFETIME with no pro-rating . So this will cover you a bit
>as well .
>
>4) Who shot Kennedy ?
>
>A: the little Leprachaun that follows me to work .
>
>hope this helps
>
>
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