Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

[Tom H.]

Hey all !

I was just doing a little nosing around through the interior of my mostly original 71 coupe and noticed styrofoam blocks or wedges located in the rear compartment corners. I was able to remove one. I have never seen these and was unable to locate them in the assembly manual. They appear to have always been there ???? You guys ever seen these ? It is a wedge and measures about 9 1/2" long. Part number on this one is 3922302 RH. It is marked RH, but I removed it from the left (driver's) side ? What do ya think ?? Here's a photo.



Tom

[Tom H.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

Check this out. I just thought I'd reach down in the space where this wedge was and found a gas receipt from April of 1973. It has the owner's name, address and license number. Might be the original owner. How strange is that !!

[Jack H.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

What's even better is you got the prior owner's full Gulf Oil credit card number! Remember the 'good ole' days when receipts recorded our full account number info???

[Robert E.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

Tom, part number 3922301-2 is listed in the AIM on UPC 1, sheet F31 as Rear Carpets & Insulators

Robert

Hey all !

I was just doing a little nosing around through the interior of my mostly original 71 coupe and noticed styrofoam blocks or wedges located in the rear compartment corners. I was able to remove one. I have never seen these and was unable to locate them in the assembly manual. They appear to have always been there ???? You guys ever seen these ? It is a wedge and measures about 9 1/2" long. Part number on this one is 3922302 RH. It is marked RH, but I removed it from the left (driver's) side ? What do ya think ?? Here's a photo.



Tom

[Joe L.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

Hey all !

I was just doing a little nosing around through the interior of my mostly original 71 coupe and noticed styrofoam blocks or wedges located in the rear compartment corners. I was able to remove one. I have never seen these and was unable to locate them in the assembly manual. They appear to have always been there ???? You guys ever seen these ? It is a wedge and measures about 9 1/2" long. Part number on this one is 3922302 RH. It is marked RH, but I removed it from the left (driver's) side ? What do ya think ?? Here's a photo.



Tom

Tom-----


These were PRODUCTION-only parts, never available in SERVICE.

[Tom H.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

Thanks guys ! I see them in the AIM now. I am the worlds worst at reading the AIMs.

[Terry M.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

I wondered what they looked like out of the car. I have seen the butt end of them, but never tried to take them out. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity.

[Donald S.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

$.379 a gallon...boy those were the days! I bet they checked the oil and cleaned the windows too.

Don

[Roger P.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

Tom:
Are you going to try to locate the owner from the 1973 Gulf gas receipt? I was able to locate and speak to 6 of the 7 previous owners of my '65 recently. He is probably the original owner and, with some luck, might have photos and even documentation like the POP -- you just never know. He will certainly know the original dealership where he bought the car. It's a very cool experience when you go searching for previous owners and finally get one on the phone ! Go to White Pages.com and use the same city from the receipt. Using some "detective" work, I was able to locate every one of them this way. Owner #5 mailed me the original ignition key, and they are all looking for photos, etc. If you try, let us know when you find him.

Good luck,
Roger (50141)

[Dan P.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

Check this out. I just thought I'd reach down in the space where this wedge was and found a gas receipt from April of 1973. It has the owner's name, address and license number. Might be the original owner. How strange is that !!

I tracked-down the original owner of a '69 L46 Coupe I owed via a gas receipt just like the one you found (this one was under the driver's seat). The address was different (2-years more recent) than than the POP info. Within 2 hours of searching the internet I had him on the phone. Said he might have some of the purchase docs and the gold lapel pin. I was able to get a photo from him that included he and his family just a few months after his purchase from Harry Mann Chevrolet. Fun Stuff!







I wrote a blog with tips on tracking-down previous owner history on my blog if you're interested: http://www.corvettes.com/articles/?p=20

[Erik S.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

I have them as well in my 68 coupe

[Alan S.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

Hi,
Just the right hand side was in my 71 coupe.
I think it's interesting that the wedges were marked RH and LH, I don't think too many parts are marked that way. The 2 sides are so close in configuration I guess it helped the person installing them.
Regards,
Alan

[Tom H.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

I just can't believe I've never seen or heard of them before. What year did they stop using them. I have not looked in my 73 yet.

[Alan S.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

Hi Tom,
How about you TWEET everyone you know to check their cars! I think thats how the networks operate now.
I'm SO lost in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Regards,
Alan

[Tom H.]

Re: Styrofoam wedges found in my 71 coupe ?

Hi Tom,
How about you TWEET everyone you know to check their cars! I think thats how the networks operate now.
I'm SO lost in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Regards,
Alan

I am doing good to just be able to post a picture here, let alone TWEET !!