Ignition Shield
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Racer
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Ignition Shield
Since I've owned my '72 car it has never had the vertical or top ignition shields. It's got the lower shielding, but not the upper. Does anyone have good photos of how they attach, particularly the verticle pieces. Can't seem to figure out what I'm missing.
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Hi dd,
I don't have the shielding on right now so I can't take any pictures. You can't see too much with everything installed because all the bracket connections and some of the fasteners are covered.
Many of the vendors have very good 'exploded' views in their catalogues which show all the pieces, brackets, and fasteners in the proper postion.
Basically the 2 vertical shields each have a simple 'tab' near the top through which a chrome plated wing-nut fastens to a nut welded to the inside of the vertical spark-plug wire bracket that bolts to the intake on each side.
At the bottom the right side shield uses a chrome wing-nut to bolt to the lower spark-plug wire support on that side. The left side uses a chrome wing-nut to bolt to the rear horizontal chrome shield on that side.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Alan
I don't have the shielding on right now so I can't take any pictures. You can't see too much with everything installed because all the bracket connections and some of the fasteners are covered.
Many of the vendors have very good 'exploded' views in their catalogues which show all the pieces, brackets, and fasteners in the proper postion.
Basically the 2 vertical shields each have a simple 'tab' near the top through which a chrome plated wing-nut fastens to a nut welded to the inside of the vertical spark-plug wire bracket that bolts to the intake on each side.
At the bottom the right side shield uses a chrome wing-nut to bolt to the lower spark-plug wire support on that side. The left side uses a chrome wing-nut to bolt to the rear horizontal chrome shield on that side.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Apr 23, 2011 at 06:57 PM.
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Hi Bill,
I agree about the 2 supports being painted orange. They were sprayed with the rest of the engine.
What's interesting is that on engines with aluminium intake manifolds the supports were brush painted orange or left natural, depending in the engine.
Regards,
Alan
I agree about the 2 supports being painted orange. They were sprayed with the rest of the engine.
What's interesting is that on engines with aluminium intake manifolds the supports were brush painted orange or left natural, depending in the engine.
Regards,
Alan
