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340 Exhaust Manifold Gasket / Heat Shield #3044258
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Has anybody heard any rumblings about these being reproduced "again" ??? Thanks , Kevin

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i can't help ya, but here is a bump in the hopes some one else sees this that knows for sure.
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Re: 340 Exhaust Manifold Gasket / Heat Shield [Re: B5TA] #3044336
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These should be SO easy to reproduce! They are thin & not too deeply contoured.

Monicatti is showing they have it: https://www.monicattichrysler.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=3323#

(these were only used on the driver's side - correct?)

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Re: 340 Exhaust Manifold Gasket / Heat Shield [Re: Sunroofcuda] #3044420
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No longer available, ordered 1 from them and got a" Dear John" response. Thanks, Kevin

Re: 340 Exhaust Manifold Gasket / Heat Shield [Re: B5TA] #3044430
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Originally Posted by B5TA
Has anybody heard any rumblings about these being reproduced "again" ??? Thanks , Kevin



Havent been avail for quite a while

Last.time i talked to the manufacturer.
He had no intention to make another run.
And that was over 5 years ago....mqybe closer to 10


But yes. Drivers side only

Re: 340 Exhaust Manifold Gasket / Heat Shield [Re: gtx6970] #3044621
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I have a brand new OE gasket that you're looking for... still in the box.... Originally made by McCord. PM me if you are interested.


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Re: 340 Exhaust Manifold Gasket / Heat Shield [Re: Sunroofcuda] #3044743
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Originally Posted by Sunroofcuda
These should be SO easy to reproduce! They are thin & not too deeply contoured.



Pretty sure the heat shields were made of double-reduced, soft temper, 0.015" tin mill black, "black" meaning un-plated cold rolled steel sheet in coil. 0.015" is too thin for a cold rolled mill, so it's made on a tin mill.

0.015" is so much reduction that work hardening comes into play, and it has to be double-reduced or rolled/annealed, then rolled/annealed again.

Each finished piece weighs about 4 ounces. A minimum material purchase will be a 5- or 10-ton coil, which would make at least 30,000 heat shields if you figure 3 per pound, counting scrap. There's probably no other use for that material.

Only one thing to do: Take a chance to make a profit by selling a few hundred (?) finished pieces for $100+ each and throw a bunch of material away.

Or don't buy any material, don't make any.

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Re: 340 Exhaust Manifold Gasket / Heat Shield [Re: Sunroofcuda] #3045188
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Originally Posted by Sunroofcuda
These should be SO easy to reproduce! They are thin & not too deeply contoured.




I'll bet tooling still exists if you want to buy it for yourself and give it a go

Ask for Tom

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Re: 340 Exhaust Manifold Gasket / Heat Shield [Re: gtx6970] #3045237
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Originally Posted by gtx6970
Originally Posted by Sunroofcuda
These should be SO easy to reproduce! They are thin & not too deeply contoured.




I'll bet tooling still exists if you want to buy it for yourself and give it a go

Ask for Tom

https://feedback.ebay.com/fdbk/feedback_profile/lb_enterprises


Still kicking this around & thanks for the info. I already know one Detroit area shop that can do all of it, & a buddy who can also facilitate getting these done with his sources. I've got to dig out my NOS one so we have something to look at. I think there would be pretty decent volume with these.


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