68-72 made from a stock housing,..header heat got to the bottom corner,.I'd make a neat stainless guard for it if it were me. Standard AC stage 1 or stage 2 headers wont affect it,..I had non AC headers that I modified to fit and it ran pretty close to the box. $75 plus ship without blower motor.
Just curious, is there an advantage to using one of these made from a stock housing over something like this OPGI one? https://www.opgi.com/skylark/CH27810/
Ethan, Is it painted with trunk spatter paint or wrinkle finish? Could it be sanded and painted semi-gloss black to match the firewall?