1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

[Ed S.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

I removed what I believe to be an original weather strip from the driver side splash shield of my '64; it had 4 staples. These cars were not assembled by robots that are programmed to perform a given task over and over again with inhuman like precision like cars built today.

[James W.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

Don,

Thanks for taking a look a the staple count and orientation of weatherstrip rib location. I'm sure that the 5 and 3 staple count as read in the judging manual may not be correct. When I get home tonight, I'm going to go and see how may staples are in each of my splash shields on my '64. Ed, put whatever count of staples you found back in.

James

[Wayne M.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

Gottcha all beat -- 14 staples in this '64 dust shield. I'd post pics but the NCRS site seems not to allow Photobucket links anymore.

[Ed S.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

Gottcha all beat -- 14 staples in this '64 dust shield. I'd post pics but the NCRS site seems not to allow Photobucket links anymore.

Someone on the midnight to eight am shift was really bored, or they thought they were getting paid by number of staples they used.

[James W.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

Just finished looking at my January built '64 and it has 4 staples in each splash shield.

James

[Ed S.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

More questions on C2 inner splash shields. First, thanks to all that replied to questions regarding weather stripping and staples - greatly appreciated. New issues follow.

1. What is the correct driver's side inner splash shield for a April build '64 (no A/C)? See the attached pics, is it the one with the straight edge or the one with the long shallow curved cut-out section? One vendor shows the straight unit for all C2s. Another vendor carries both units and says the straight edge unit is for early 63s only and the one with the curve cut-out is for late 63s through 67. Again - which is correct. The JG does not discuss or address this difference in shield designs and it is not possible to determine which is correct from the AIM drawing.

2. What is the correct bolts for the inner splash shield? The JG specifies a 1/2 inch black phosphate hex head bolt with integrated washer. No mention of a marking on the bold head. Two vendors that sell this bold advertise that their bolts have the "correct E stamp on the head along with the 3 lines". The AIM p/n for this bold is 3847758. Is the 1/2 inch bolt with the "E" on the head the correct one?

[Alan D.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

1. The "cut-out" one is for the RH, see AIM sec 11-13 sheet A3.00, view A RH shown The "E" you mention should be just fine.

[Ed S.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

1. The "cut-out" one is for the RH, see AIM sec 11-13 sheet A3.00, view A RH shown The "E" you mention should be just fine.

Alan, thanks but.... I saw the AIM reference you mentioned - that is for the right hand - passenger side. I have the correct shield for that side - it has a rather deep cut out for the battery support bracket. At the bottom of the page you reference it states "View A, RH Shown". My question pertains to the left (drivers side). It appears that the long edge of the shield shown in the AIM is straight - but it is not a very good or detailed drawing. Vendors carry two different shields for the left side - see the pics in my previous post -and they claim the straight one is for an early 63 the one with the cut out is for late 63s through 67. Is this correct? The JG does not address this subtle difference.

[Alan D.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

Sorry Ed, missed that. So here are my originals (Mar64 car) And I do see the 4 lines on the top (other side) of the rubber

[Tom D.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

Don't be fooled by NOS GM 3996620. I have some (un-cut roll) bought at Hartway Motors, Medina, NY in the 70s. No ribs.

A prior discussion shows THREE variations of this same GM part ...
https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthre...hlight=3996620

[Tom D.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

Ribs found on top side of 1967 example. Middle of the model year. Staples go from bottom to top on this example.

[Tom D.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

Actually, the version of 3996620 that I have does have two faint ribs. Fewer and less pronounced than the original in my photo.

Note that different versions of this same part are frequent on E-Bay. Even now.

[Tom D.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

"Critter1" on another corvette forum says the number 3996620 is not the correct number. His example (pictured there) looks exactly like the original stuff in my photo above. And also below:

[Peter H.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

HI DON...SAY THAT,S A PRETTY HEAVY DUTY LOOKING HOSE FOR THE OVER FLOW TANK...PETER...

[Garry B.]

Re: 1964 Front Splash Shield - staples?

I put 2 photos of my original '64 drivers side shield (on the other forum) and it has three staples and has ribs but I haven't counted them.