Another wrench day ... slowly but surely ..

Hopefully it shows up here.

Ignore the non-factory holes added by a previous owner
to lube the upper control arms.


Seth

 

I will have to look at mine today...never noticed them before. I know Mercury put these on about every cougar that came out where Ford didnt do that for the Mustangs...maybe it is the same here.

 

I think the V-8 cars did have that extra metal. The V-8 I just pulled out of the 1973 had this extra metal on the shock towers. Dan's car was originally a 6 cyl car.

 

Could that possibly be a late model engineering change? I have a parts guide on CD-ROM and every piece of sheet metal including part numbers is clearly illustrated. That part that wraps around the shock tower is not listed in the 72 parts guide.

I had never seen that rubber shield below the battery until I saw it on my 71 Grabber. But there it is in the parts illustration ..

 

I have never seen that rubber piece under the battery...can you take a picture of it and show it to us?

 

Hmmm .. I might have chucked it in the trash. I'll look tomorrow. I knew I wasn't putting it back in .. it was in good condition but definitely subtracted from the look of the engine compartment. Was made of the exact same material that is used on the weatherstrip that goes along the top of the radiator support.

 

Here is the pic ... I would have laid it in the car but I kinda forget how it went in .. it was held in with large plastic rivets ...

 

Where was this piece located? Was it actually under the battery or the battery tray? Was it hooked to the frame rail and the part of the frame where the strut rods attach? Was your car a factory AC car?

 

OK ... I lined up the rivet holes (2 along the frame and one on the bottom of the radiator support).

Car was non-A/C, non-P/S but had the Auto Transmission and 200CI engine.

Pretty tacky looking huh?

 

I've taken parts like that and wipe them down real good with lacquer thinner. Usually makes rubber parts look new. If not, you can always spray paint it. I've done that too.

 

I mean even if it was brand new it looks pretty tacky in there ..

 

I have only seen that on factory AC cars. That shield was used to keep water off of the alternator when it is mounted down low under the AC compressor. These are the only cars I have seen this piece on. Maybe on a 200 6 cyl....the alternator is mounted down low???? Even if it doesn't have AC??? Was your alternator mounted down low, Dan?

 

My zero options 71 with the 170 has that.

 

I haven't seen a Maverick with a 170 or 200 enough to pay attention...is the alternator mounted down low?

 

The 70 Grabber I have has a 200 and the alternator is down low but I don't have one of those shields. The car has an auto and PS, that's it.
-Corbin