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Rick Lake - Thanks for this Tip!
After putting a beautiful third degree circle on the inside of my left ankle, I took your advice and bought the welding blanket. I cut a smaller piece for quick ingress & egress, and larger versions for covering the pipes for the ten minutes or so that the pipes are hot enough to injure morons other than me. Thanks for the good tip -- I really appreciate it.:)
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Definitely a good idea. Where does one buy a welding blanket?
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I just stand up and step out. In fact, that's the only way I can get out. If it had a top they would have to bring me food and a bed pan.:o
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I think I'm going to buy one or two myself. Thanks guys.
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I bought an ironing board cover that slides over the pipe. works great
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Pat I have the same permenant mark to
patrickt I have been bitten by the cobra.:CRY: I melted the pants leg to the side pipe.:eek: 2 hours with a plastic razor blade to remove the cloth. :mad:The stain mark is still there. 9 years later.**):o See you still can teach old dogs new tricks and get them off the porch.:rolleyes::LOL::LOL: Your setup looks good.
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Thanks Patrick and Rick, just ordered mine on line too. I need something for the shows/local hang-out. At the cost of gas and time it's just easier to let-your-fingers-do-the-walking.
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Half throttle street cars do bad things when you drive them and then turn
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If you didn't know they were welding blankets you would think they were just normal blankets on a bed that weren't that soft and comfortable. A nice pair of scissors cuts them very easily. Wait until you have the car, and then you can custom cut a piece to fit nicely.
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That is exactly the one that I bought and use . You can lay it directly on the pipe and still can put your hands, feet, legs,etc. on it. It merely feels warm and not hot at all. Best thing I ever bought for the Cobra.😛 |
Same, I liked the idea so much I installed mine with snaps - they just roll up and store nicely inside the door sill.
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Hi Adam,
I don't have photos of the snap locations and my car is sealed in a bag for the winter so can't get to the car until Spring. Pretty simple, though. I drilled two holes through the carpet into the aluminum panel on the inside of the door sill down low near the floor so the blanket can roll up and tuck between the seat and door sill. I used snaps designed to be screwed into metal/wood and installed the heads of the snaps on the blanket - nothing to it. After six seasons of driving and almost 15,000 miles, I've never used the driver's side blanket and I've never burned myself (yet). I grew up around motorcycles and burned myself so many times I'm pretty aware of hot exhaust so maybe that's why I'm conscious of the pipes. I've used the passenger side on a number of occasions for passengers that I didn't think could get in and out of the car without touching the pipe. Used it for my wife in the beginning but she said she didn't need it early on. I used to say "watch the pipes" every time we got out of the car, but she says it herself now or cuts me off if I start to say it. She did burn herself once but she was on her cell phone as she got out of the car, so no sympathy. Kevin |
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