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my car was tampered with a little.. i see there was suppose too be splash shields towards the front of the engine bay ? on the floor boards? can someone give me some pictures on what this looks like? floor board kick up and under body insulation? i am trying too get all my rivet plates back in so dont want too miss a placement.. thanks guys..troy
The splash shield and insulation configuration changed several times during the course of the 1968 model year. If you want to restore it back to original you'll need to give us your approximate vin number. SUG's picture shows the final configuration used. This one was used from about late May to end of production.
The splash shield and insulation configuration changed several times during the course of the 1968 model year. If you want to restore it back to original you'll need to give us your approximate vin number. SUG's picture shows the final configuration used. This one was used from about late May to end of production.
From my observations of 1968 Corvette these are the changes that occurred during the 68 model year to the under body insulation and shields.
Configuration 1 - Early cars received only the U-shaped insulation above the transmission. It was held with 4 clips mounted high on the transmission tunnel and adhesive. They also had a triangular splash shield at the bottom of the fire wall. The shield was attached with screws to the frame and a bracket riveted to the body at the lower toe pan.
Configuration 2 - Starting with serial number 9939 (according to a dealer TSB) a larger flat piece of insulation was added. It covered the bottom of the floor pan back to the transmission cross member and wrapped up around the lower portion of the transmission tunnel and firewall. It was held on by numerous clips in these areas. The transmission insulation and triangular splash shields continued as before.
This is the configuration my April built (16,4XX) has. It is shown in the picture below minus the triangular shields so you can see the insulation.
Configuration 3 – The transmission and floor pan insulation continued as before but the triangular splash shield was replaced by a new design white plastic shield that directed the hot engine air down and away from the firewall. The plastic shield was attached at the bottom to a bracket on the lower toe pan and at the top to two studs on the lower firewall. At this time a new rectangular sheet metal shield was added to protect the insulation on the bottom of the floor pan. This shield was attached to the same bracket as the plastic splash shield in the front and two new bracket riveted to the frame transmission cross member in the back.
I don’t have much info on when this configuration came into use. Some time during May is my estimate. This is the basic configuration that continued into 1969 production with some additional insulation added along the frame.
Your car is early enough that it should only have the above the transmission insulation and the triangular splash shields from the factory. To address heat issues in the cabin dealers were instructed to add the insulation to older cars if customers complained, so many cars have received it through retrofitting at the dealer.
does anyone have pictures of the early triangle shield installed? page 232 of the NCRS book shows a picture, but it is not very good? i am not seeing were it mounts on my car? let me know guys thanks troy
68 splash shields Q?
