Help Identifying this part?

[69L78]

Can anyone identify this and what it would have been on. As you can see from the pic, it is not a stamped steel plug wire stand.

[firstgenaddict]

Do those parts belong together? Or is that Frankentein?

[69L78]

Here are a couple more pics, this is not a made up part.

[Rixls6]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: firstgenaddict</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Do those parts belong together? Or is that Frankentein? </div></div>

Yeah, that rod doesn't seem to belong attached to that bracket.

[enio45]

Could be the muffler bearing shift lockout rod for the BB?

[Lynn]

Are you asking for info, or quizzing?
Almost looks more red than orange, so could be off a vintage Buick, or even an old International, as they both used similar paint at different times. No telling how old. I believe you believe it is not a made up part, but there is no telling what someone may have done with it over the years. Appears to be a stamped steel plug wire tower with an integrated arm for a carb return spring. Apparently bolted to an intake or exhaust manifold, most likely the intake. That part is easy.

I have no idea why it would have the extra hole for the (apparent) linkage rod, or what that rod would have gone to.

You could disassembe it and use a jeweler's lupe to inspect the hole that the rod goes through. If the hole was drilled, then someone made the part this way after production. If it was stamped, then... I really don't know.

Just my .02.

[enio45]

Looking at the part - i can not think why the rod would be on there....with a solid mounting on one end (where the rod is currently attached) , what would the other side be used for related to the top of the engine??

[69L78]

Here are a couple pics without the rod.

[firstgenaddict]

Do the lower holes (the wider ones) line up with bigblock or smallblock intake manifold bolts?
Or neither ?

Unless the rod attached to some type of bellcrank or lever I am at a loss and even then I would question it... maybe BIG TRUCK? C30 366?

[69L78]

Thanks James, you finally eliminated it being from a BB Chevy, it is wider.

[firstgenaddict]

I'm leaning toward Lynn on this one... Maybe Buick or other?

[Mayhem]

It honestly looks like part of a carb linkage. Maybe bolts on carb bolts and is part of linkage mount? A solid point to mount moving linkage to.

Hard to say, but I agree the rod doesn't belong. Not sure why the plug wire dividers are on it either.

It does look like a one time legitimate part, Frankensteined into something else.