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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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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This help?
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=652526

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I see them all the time on untouched trucks. Heat shields.

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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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I think they direct air towards the manifolds on small block trucks to keep them from cracking. I believe it was a 72 thing.

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Learn something new everyday. Hard to price something so rare yet undesirable.

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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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I asked because heat shield didn't make sense. Quite the opposite, in fact. There is nothing to shield from the heat outside these pieces. You want that heat to exit. These are deflectors to direct air toward the heat for cooling.

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I'm sure they're worth big bucks!

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I hope they are worth big bucks but I doubt it.

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Whatever they are called they are OEM and useless as teats on a bull.

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leddzepp, I totally agree, my buddy who I got them from and I were joking about the ridiculousness of them.

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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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One more

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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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Amazing, I have parted more trucks than I can count and have never seen them before I got these.

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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.

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...5&d=1265314983

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.

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...8&d=1265315096

Gary

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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! :lol:

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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