1969 Underbody Heat shield Brackets

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Jul 11, 2013 | 10:15 PM

DAVID SLUDER

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1969 Underbody Heat shield Brackets

Wondering if anybody might know what the correct color of these brackets are that hold the underbody shields in place, any pics would be greatly appreciated also, Thanks

Jul 11, 2013 | 10:28 PM

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Wondering if anybody might know what the correct color of these brackets are that hold the underbody shields in place, any pics would be greatly appreciated also, Thanks

I have these brackets on my 68. They were installed on 68 and 69's. I plan on installing them on my 70. I've already bought them from a Corvette vendor. The 68 and 69 had a lot more thermal protection that the 70 and later cars. I'll build my 70 with a 68/69 underbody thermal blanket system. I'm pretty sure they were painted black.

Do you have some reason to think they weren't painted black?

Jul 12, 2013 | 07:03 AM

DAVID SLUDER

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I know the bottom metal floor pan heat shield is covered in a gray phosphate finish and the toe-pan on the firewall is off white, but no mention of the brackets which are riveted to the crossmember, im assuming they are chassis black

Jul 12, 2013 | 07:33 AM

Alan 71

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Hi David,
I believe the brackets for the heat shields were plated dark phosphate and not painted semi-flat black.
Perhaps someone with more 69 knowledge will add their thoughts.
Regards,
Alan

Jul 12, 2013 | 08:47 AM

exposingtime

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Here are pics of the front and rear of my 69. I believe that they were painted black as all that I did was clean them. The white plastic deflectors and the metal heat shields were covered with 40 years worth of grease and road grime.

Gary

Jul 12, 2013 | 08:53 AM

exposingtime

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Tried again. Something didnt look right

Jul 12, 2013 | 12:14 PM

steffan

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mine are black.one shield and one bracket was missing from my car when I bought it.The replacement shield and bracket came in black too.

Jul 12, 2013 | 02:53 PM

LeMans Pete

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Gary, those appear to be black phosphate to me. Have you checked the TIM&JG?

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Jul 12, 2013 | 03:22 PM

Alan 71

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Hi Gary,
I'm wondering how original the finish on the brackets in your picture may be since it appears they've been off the car. The pop rivets used to re-install them is the give-away.
?
Regards,
Alan

Last edited by Alan 71; Jul 12, 2013 at 03:25 PM.