Big Block Chev Starter Heat Shield Gm no. 3943647

[WILMASBOYL78]

I bought one from the local GM dealer about 6 years ago for the 70 black 4spd car...turned out the original shield was still there and had slipped down somehow and I didn't see it can't remember if it was stainless or regular but I ended up using it on the 70 black th400 car and it fit fine. So...it wasn't all that long ago that you could stil buy them, and it wasn't much money.

wilma

[k92]

I believe that the goofy starter braces appeared earlier than '72.

[3macs1]

Ed has the handle on these confirming what my old mind seemed to remember. You could buy a 3954224 perhaps 6 years ago but not a 3943647. They are indeed corvette only shaped differently due to the vet exhaust manifold and will not fit the other BBC GM's.
19 years ago GM could not get me one and I paided dearly when I did find one.

[nuch_ss396]

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Ed has the handle on these confirming what my old mind seemed to remember. You could buy a 3954224 perhaps 6 years ago but not a 3943647. They are indeed corvette only shaped differently due to the vet exhaust manifold and will not fit the other BBC GM's.
19 years ago GM could not get me one and I paided dearly when I did find one.

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Joe,

That SS shield for the Vetts's is only sheet metal. Wanna
bet I couldn't get it to look & fit like it belongs there?

Steve

[Black and Blue Camaros]

I am the original owner of a 1969 Camaro 396 375hp. It came with a stainless steel starter shield different in shape than the Paragon Corvette shield. I had removed mine in 1969 when I installed headers. I have since removed the headers and used the original shield. Years ago GM released a galvanized shield that will fit but it is not the same as the original shield.

[nuch_ss396]

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I am the original owner of a 1969 Camaro 396 375hp. It came with a stainless steel starter shield different in shape than the Paragon Corvette shield. I had removed mine in 1969 when I installed headers. I have since removed the headers and used the original shield. Years ago GM released a galvanized shield that will fit but it is not the same as the original shield.

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John,

I had heard that some Camaro's got the SS heat shield, but
by-and-large the majority of them got the galvanized one.

Still, I'd love to see image(s) of your shield; either
installed or off the engine. Just ho different is your
original SS shield from the others? Does it look like
the Corvette SS shield?

Steve

[3macs1]

I sent you a PM Steve with two pictures

[@wot]

A couple of years ago, I asked a local Chevy dealer to serach for the correct part number (gavanized heat shield for Nova BBC) , and 11 came up. I bought one brand new from a Texas dealer for about $5 plus shipping. The shipping was more than the cost of the part.