This is great information. Thank you all. I curious to know of the wrapping would be enough insulation(to keep from getting burned) or if the heat shield does that. If the latter is to keep the passenger from getting torched, what is the purpose of the wrap?

Best,

Erich

Location: Sunny Seattle

Erich - I just have wrap on mine and, so far, it has been sufficient.

The modern wrap is intended for under bonnet use on competition cars and will stand very high temperatures. My Ulster exhaust got extremely hot but with the wrap you could lean against it with your bare backside.

And I am supposed to be able to sleep tonight after reading this!!!

Malcolm, is there something about driving an Ulster that I may have missed? Most photos I have seen show drivers and passengers fully clothed!

Location: Sunny Seattle

This pic is VE just after we finished it's resurrection in the late 70's.



The exhaust was wrapped with fire rope, probably asbestos, and painted with white 'Smoothriite'.

In the 80's when I built the clone, PL 9594, I used fire rope again, but this time fibre glass, again painted with white 'Smoothrite'.

The rope can be bought at most serious builders merchants for a few pence per metre.

Those that know us will appreciate that Malcolm and I are very good friends. Sometimes, however, I do despair of him.........

However, having seen (but not tested in the way Malc suggests) his exhaust wrapping, I do agree that it's all that's needed.

We do have some experience of what can happen with an uncovered exhaust, Malcolm having melted the palm of one of his new gloves some years ago when he grabbed the uncovered exhaust of a Special I had at the time during a trial.

The melted glove remnants took forever to get off the exhaust....

Steve

Location: North Yorkshire

The ownership of an Ulster replica and naturism are obviously not compatible.

Seared sweetbreads on the menu tonight!