kelsey hayes part and proportioning valve

Just look at the pics and you can see the differences.

I had to massage my pre-fabbed lines slightly to make it work. It was simple. Little bends here and there.

I don’t see why you can’t make the heat shield fit. Nothing about the newer style valve obstructs the shield, it’s easy enough to adjust the lines imo. It just slightly longer on the bottom.

I dig the shield. Pain in the *** I bet to move if you are looking for brake line leaks.

If you want easy plug and play. Get a pre-made set for a 1970 a-body. Your choice of mild steel or stainless. The stainless requires a bit more torque to seal properly.

Oh but it does! Your combo valve is about 1” lower than the frame rail while my stock distribution valve is above or even with the rail. You can certainly can fab a shield but not the same as plug and play! Ease of access like we have makes all of it easier. Trying to retro with the engine in makes it a bit harder to boot.