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Good evening. Is my 1977 F150 missing part of the radiator heat shields? I’ve seen the shields advertised for 73-79s with six attachment points at each the radiator support and the grille shell. My 77 has a short heat shield near each fender with three attachment points on each side and nothing near the hood latch on either side where there are three more holes in the radiator support aligned with three holes in the top of the grille shell.
just curious. Thanks for your time.
Last edited by Enzothehound; Oct 17, 2020 at 06:11 PM.
Reason: Truck has 351M, 4 speed and factory A/C
It seems like 77 and up had shorter ones originally. Maybe they found out some air being forced up over the radiator would blow some of the heat down and out. I have 1 77 that I know is original and the two 79s I have are just like it. Shorter.
My 73 has two short pieces. There are no holes to mount the longer ones. I need to find some material to make replacements. They don't seem to be available from the parts outlets.
