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E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? #818361 09/30/10 11:17 AM 09/30/10 11:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,652 Calgary, Alberta Canada m46rat OP top fuel
m46rat OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,652 Calgary, Alberta Canada	I have heard that these plastic shields were only used on cars with manual transmissions. Can anyone shed any light on this for me? Thanks All!

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: m46rat] #818362 09/30/10 11:23 AM 09/30/10 11:23 AM
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340SIX Doc Flappergas's Evil Twin Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,596 Shopping @ HoBo Fright	My 72 340-4 ralley 727 trans car had one. My 71 318-2 904 had one and the 70 318-2 904 had one [img]https://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/fast340six/sig%20pics/2840886-340SIX-1.jpg[/img] VP of the MPM in New Orleans 73 Dart Sport 340/ 70 challenger vert. That may still get built, If I live long enough

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: m46rat] #818363 09/30/10 11:32 AM 09/30/10 11:32 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada anlauto I Live Here
anlauto I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada	Quote: I have heard that these plastic shields were only used on cars with manual transmissions. Can anyone shed any light on this for me? Thanks All! Yes the above statement is 100% in-correct. They only came on automatic cars *CHECK OUT MY NEW WEB SITE !*

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: anlauto] #818364 09/30/10 12:37 PM 09/30/10 12:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,652 Calgary, Alberta Canada m46rat OP top fuel
m46rat OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,652 Calgary, Alberta Canada	Sorry Alan, that is what I meant! Anyways, is there any documentation that shows this or states it? An engineering drawing or??? Thanks again.

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: m46rat] #818365 09/30/10 12:49 PM 09/30/10 12:49 PM
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burdar Owen's Dad Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,363 Iowa	There was a 74 360 4-speed Cuda that won OE gold at the 2002 Nats that had a shield on it. That doesn't mean it was correct but, it did have one on it. There were a few other things on that car that didn't seem right but I didn't restore it so what do I know. That starter shield has been debated before. My 73 auto Challenger has one.

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: burdar] #818366 09/30/10 01:16 PM 09/30/10 01:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,652 Calgary, Alberta Canada m46rat OP top fuel
m46rat OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,652 Calgary, Alberta Canada	I was unaware of this topic being discussed previously, do you have a link to the previous discussion, so there would be no need to rehash everything again.

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: m46rat] #818367 09/30/10 01:24 PM 09/30/10 01:24 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,363 Iowa burdar Owen's Dad
burdar Owen's Dad Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,363 Iowa	I don't have a link specifically. I do know it has been debated for a long time. Maybe not recently. It would be fairly easy to tell just by looking at the mounting holes. 70 and maybe 71 used rivets to hold the shields on so it would be more difficult on those years. Later cars used screws. You should be able to tell if a screw had ever been threaded into those holes.

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: 340SIX] #818368 09/30/10 01:52 PM 09/30/10 01:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada anlauto I Live Here
anlauto I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada	Started Splash shields were screwed on in all years 1970-74. *CHECK OUT MY NEW WEB SITE !*

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: anlauto] #818369 09/30/10 02:04 PM 09/30/10 02:04 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: Starter Splash shields were screwed on in all years 1970-74.

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #818370 09/30/10 02:12 PM 09/30/10 02:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,363 Iowa burdar Owen's Dad
burdar Owen's Dad Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,363 Iowa	I learned something.

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: burdar] #818371 09/30/10 02:19 PM 09/30/10 02:19 PM
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MLR426 master M Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,799 ILL	My first thoughts were the metal starter shields used on the starter for heat reduction to the starter on hemi e-body cars. So actucally the post is about the frame mounted starter water shield. logan426

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: m46rat] #818372 09/30/10 03:58 PM 09/30/10 03:58 PM
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gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,397 It's a dry heat	my former 1970 challenger 340 did NOT have one. the 1970 AAR cuda I'm working on now DID have one Both are/were console auto

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: m46rat] #818373 09/30/10 08:44 PM 09/30/10 08:44 PM
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BS27ROB enthusiast B Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 270 PA	Dwight, I think the confusion is caused by most people refering to them as starter shields. They are actually transmission shields to protect the automatic trans linkage. Cy

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: BS27ROB] #818374 09/30/10 09:41 PM 09/30/10 09:41 PM
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Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Quote: Dwight, I think the confusion is caused by most people refering to them as starter shields. They are actually transmission shields to protect the automatic trans linkage. Cy

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: Challenger 1] #818375 10/02/10 01:31 PM 10/02/10 01:31 PM
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Purestocker member P Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 162 grand rapids mi. usa	The T/A AAR cars had a steel shield with the stapled on rubber and the others were plastic if I am not mistaken.

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: Purestocker] #818376 10/02/10 02:16 PM 10/02/10 02:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada anlauto I Live Here
anlauto I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada	Quote: The T/A AAR cars had a steel shield with the stapled on rubber and the others were plastic if I am not mistaken. Yes you're mistaken...E Bodies never had steel shields at all. *CHECK OUT MY NEW WEB SITE !*

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: anlauto] #818377 10/02/10 05:58 PM 10/02/10 05:58 PM
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Purestocker member P Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 162 grand rapids mi. usa	Didn't the quick ratio steering cars have a different shield? I am just curious because I had a TA challenger that had a steel shield. was it OE? maybe not.

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: Purestocker] #818378 10/02/10 06:41 PM 10/02/10 06:41 PM
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joewhite440 pro stock Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,324 Western Pa	I did not know this. I just bought one that looks like new off E-bay for my car. It is a 70 RT 4 Speed car so I guess I will not need it now. Oh well learn something new every day!

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: Purestocker] #818379 10/02/10 07:06 PM 10/02/10 07:06 PM
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mccannix master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,782 Ontario, Canada	Quote: Didn't the quick ratio steering cars have a different shield? I am just curious because I had a TA challenger that had a steel shield. was it OE? maybe not. I believe this to be correct, therefore

Re: E Body Starter shields, did they come on all cars? [Re: mccannix] #818380 10/02/10 07:09 PM 10/02/10 07:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada anlauto I Live Here
anlauto I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,854 Georgetown Ontario Canada	Quote: Quote: Didn't the quick ratio steering cars have a different shield? I am just curious because I had a TA challenger that had a steel shield. was it OE? maybe not. I believe this to be correct, therefore This could be possible... I've worked on an original T/A and an original AAR...both were auto's and both had plastic shields, however they both had standard steering which was not fast ratio. *CHECK OUT MY NEW WEB SITE !*

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