Stock Cat heat shield?

[Ugly1]

Think I painted it with stove paint then just said screw it and took it off.

 

[CrammerGram69]

I'll be able to get a picture for you guys under my car later today. I was told by a FB friend, it depended... some early cars had them and some didn't.

This is odd... Both my 1979 Monte Carlo's had the large "Dutch Oven" style converters as did a 79 Malibu Classic I had years ago. None had a heat shield above the converter. All 3 were 267 V-8 cars built in Oshawa and looking at the Monte Carlo's I see no stand offs for a bolt on shield. Under the passenger side carpet on all 3 cars was a heavy insulated plastic bag of what could have been asbestos for all we know that keep the carpet from burning and helped to trap moisture and rot the front floor pan. Was the shield just a V-6 item or did the shield come into play after the dutch oven converters were replaced?

interesting. I don't exactly know what these dutch oven converters look like, never heard that term before. I am only aware of the Later style Pancake ones. photo as an example. I believe this is what my car had on it. I'll have to look for that insulated bag you're talking about, my original carpet is long gone... and i have never taken the seats out to see what's actually underneath. From what i can find is that some had them some didn't. Like 69hurstolds said, "Parts books don't support 78-79 A-body for heat shields, and that they where used entirely from 1980 and later" so maybe that's the case? I think GM was just doing some experimenting. 🤔

 

[79 USA 1]

I don't exactly know what these dutch oven converters look like, never heard that term before. I am only aware of the Later style Pancake ones. photo as an example. I believe this is what my car had on it.

That is the converter that my 79's had in them. For some reason they were referred to as "Dutch Oven" converters.

 

[69hurstolds]

That is the converter that my 79's had in them. For some reason they were referred to as "Dutch Oven" converters.

Probably because they'd roast your azz if you touched them with the engine running. 🙂

Yeah, best I can tell, the heat shields weren't even used on earlier A/G body before 1980. Never say never, but there's no replacement parts out there listed that I can find for below 1980. Anywhere.

 

[CrammerGram69]

Probably because they'd roast your azz if you touched them with the engine running. 🙂

Yeah, best I can tell, the heat shields weren't even used on earlier A/G body before 1980. Never say never, but there's no replacement parts out there listed that I can find for below 1980. Anywhere.

Gotcha. i haven't done any major in-depth research yet for this. So i don't doubt it that nothing is offered. i have a lead from a guy on Facebook who has and Is taking one off his 1979. So i am waiting to see on that. I will continue to update this thread on my findings.

P.s i took that photo from a website i use for NOS parts. Guy wants $900. But i can't imagine they're are many out there especially seeing how the materials they used... probably aren't anymore.

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

That was my thought.
The "insulation bag" that was in the front passenger floor pan under the carpet pad above where the converter would sit. All 3 of my 79 cars had this bag which was a clear plastic about 5 mil (Double construction garbage bag) had what looked like fiberfill quilt batting wrapped around a thin white fiberboard about the thickness of two layers of a cereal box.
My 88 Monte SS does not have the plastic bag but does have a bolt on shield as did my 86 El Camino.

My 87 Regal has both the bolt on shield and the plastic bag.