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05-03-2015, 09:22 PM
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What the heck are these?
I got these in a huge parts lot and then the guy sent me a pic of some on a truck and they go somewhat like shown in the 2nd pic. I've parted a lot of trucks and have never seen them before.
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05-03-2015, 09:46 PM
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Re: What the heck are these?
I believe they were used to direct air to cool motor. I have one on my 1972
I' m missing the one on the drivers side if you want to sell 
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05-03-2015, 09:51 PM
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Re: What the heck are these?
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05-03-2015, 09:55 PM
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Re: What the heck are these?
I see them all the time on untouched trucks. Heat shields.
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05-03-2015, 10:42 PM
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Re: What the heck are these?
Of all the (original) trucks I've had none have ever had those. Never seen them on any trucks before. What are they intended to shield the heat from?
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"BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ |
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05-03-2015, 11:08 PM
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Re: What the heck are these?
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05-03-2015, 11:33 PM
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Re: What the heck are these?
Learn something new everyday. Hard to price something so rare yet undesirable.
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05-04-2015, 12:18 AM
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Re: What the heck are these?
I know, I just pass them on by when I see them on a truck at the junkyard. Most of the time they are bent back, probably because of spark plug access.
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05-04-2015, 06:36 AM
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Re: What the heck are these?
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"BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ |
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05-04-2015, 09:18 AM
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Re: What the heck are these?
I'm sure they're worth big bucks!
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05-04-2015, 10:04 AM
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Re: What the heck are these?
I hope they are worth big bucks but I doubt it.
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05-04-2015, 10:39 AM
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Re: What the heck are these?
Whatever they are called they are OEM and useless as teats on a bull.
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05-04-2015, 11:04 AM
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Re: What the heck are these?
leddzepp, I totally agree, my buddy who I got them from and I were joking about the ridiculousness of them.
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05-20-2015, 10:49 PM
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Re: What the heck are these?
Came across another 72 that still had them yesterday. Attached to the rear bolt on the motor mounts. Passenger side used a retaining clip for the battery cable as well
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05-20-2015, 10:53 PM
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Re: What the heck are these?
One more
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05-20-2015, 10:55 PM
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Re: What the heck are these?
All my 71s or 72s have had them - and I always skinned the snot out of my knuckles when I'd try to work around them or tried getting them back on when I'd remove them for some access reason. I was so stuck on hanging onto something "original" that didn't exactly serve much of a purpose. Ha. But it felt good to keep it original, silly or not. Now why didn't the previous owners hang onto some of the other nice parts, I'll never know...
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05-21-2015, 12:32 AM
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Re: What the heck are these?
Amazing, I have parted more trucks than I can count and have never seen them before I got these.
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05-21-2015, 12:47 AM
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Re: What the heck are these?
My 1972 GMC had them still attached when I got it. I removed them and might still have them somewhere...
Here is the original engine as it looked when I brought the truck home. You can see the deflector down by the manifold. Here is the passenger side as I started to tear the truck down. The deflector is visible just below the heater hoses in the pic. Gary
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05-21-2015, 08:01 AM
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Re: What the heck are these?
I guess my first truck, a '72, had them and I forget taking them off and tossing them. I put headers on within a month. Or, was this only on small blocks? I probably tossed a lot of big block stuff that is worth coin today when I changed the intake and air cleaner, too. I know the Highlander wheelcovers came off right away!
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"BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ |
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05-21-2015, 11:29 PM
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"I ain't nobody, dork."
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Re: What the heck are these?
LOL! I have put headers on every rig I've ever owned so yep... I pulled these deflectors off toot-sweet.
No idear if they were a SBC only deal.. Maybe SS Tim has some literature on it. Gary
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