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Old Dec 18, 2022 | 12:04 PM
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Hey all, was cleaning up my 76 today, and noticed a shiny object laying on my front frame, kind of where the AC pump would go. Any idea what this thing is?


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Old Dec 18, 2022 | 12:09 PM
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Engine mount shim?
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A-arm shim...
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Upper control arm alignment shim. Did you have front end work done recently. Better check your upper control arm nuts.
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Originally Posted by speedreed8
Upper control arm alignment shim. Did you have front end work done recently. Better check your upper control arm nuts.
I was thinking shim too. I'll look it over, yeah, earlier this year I had a dealership do an alignment on the car because they said I had lost some shims...
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I see where it goes now, underneath that flap. At the moment I'm thinking this was an extra left behind, everything is tight. I don't see any marring or scratching on that shim, like it hadn't been installed in anything.
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Might have been an extra they dropped and didn't retrieve.
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Great work by the “mechanic” at the dealership.
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That is the extra super boost insert, very rare, lucky you found it.
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Originally Posted by Hooked4Life
That is the extra super boost insert, very rare, lucky you found it.
Yes I agree, it’s actually very rare
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