Topic: Y88 Restoration and Identify this part

[wheels78ta]

Some of the 78' TA w/400 owners might know what this is, and I'm sure Hitman knows.  But this is a part that was usually discarded when working under the hood.  It seemed to some that it was just a piece of metal that got in the way.

[wheels78ta]

I started a restore thread, for my Y88, a while back and never got past putting a cover on it.  I worked on my 87' K5 Blazer and that took up a lot of my time for projects.  You can see the K5 Blazer build at http://ck5.com/forums/threads/87-k5-cashbag.280733/.  I am going to try and start the process again.  Some of these pics were posted awhile ago and with all the new members they'll seem like new pics.

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Looks like the heat shield for the carburetor

[tata]

Yup choke shield, who can guess where this goes?

[wheels78ta]

That's right.....heat shield.  I haven't found a part number for it and I have never seen one on e-bay.  Does anybody repro that part?

I found mine when I was inventorying parts and remembered how hard they are to find.







Start of restore thread from 2007......http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=2851.0

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They are  repro'd

[tata]

I believe they do repop them. I think I saw one on f body warehouse

[drtracer58]

I think Muscle Car Alley has them,  I think they are in New York ??

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I think I saw one on f body warehouse

https://www.fbodywarehouse.com/fbw/product.php?productid=952&cat=0&page=1

[ta78w72]

I'm pretty sure 77 didn't get the choke shield.  The intake isn't drilled and threaded for it.  That choke shield got a specific bolt too.

Your car was a pretty nice one when it rolled off the assembly line.  You've got the best of the best Y88.

[wheels78ta]

Dropped the gas tank today..........and guess what was still attached?













Not in as good of shape as the one I found behind the back seat, but still a keeper.  I had to put it in a plastic sleeve to preserve it as best as possible.  If you try to rub off the thick dust it also rubs off the words and numbers.

So far that's 2 build sheets for this Y88.

[wheels78ta]

The tear down has begun.

[wheels78ta]

[78GoldSE]

I am about to do a tear down on my 78 Y88 as well. I found my build sheet behind the back seat...sweet

[y88rick]

I've found more under the drivers seat than anywhere else.