yea, he uses it as a daily currently with the intent to turn it into strictly a track car later down the line. he goes up north and to some local spots for twisties and he has done a track event and plans to do the occassional track and autox when able. at least thats what i gather from talking to him everyday about his car at work.
the gold wrapped heat shield acts as any heat shield would. it is to help prevent heat from transferring to the rest of the bay. the gold foil helps in this attempt.

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