G9 rear body heat shield?

[Curt-IA]

I am in the process of rebuilding the motor and fixing a lot of small issues to get this thing back on the road.

It is a '93 G9.

Is there supposed to be a heat shield where this rust stain is on the underside of the rear body panel? Or is this some old hack job or something?

[smallblock450sl]

Yes, it protected the rear body from the muffler heat. I dought you'll ever find an OEM replacement, but there are plenty of foil covered heat shield materials you can use to cover the old one. Good luck on your build

[Curt-IA]

Do you know of a picture of what it is supposed to look like?

Seems like it would be off the the pass. side like the muffler, but what do I know. Was it riveted thru the plastic? Threre are two holes there that kind of look like they got real hot and pulled thru?

Thanks for the help.

[mta5002414]

here is a pic of mine... 1993 G9

[Curt-IA]

Thanks for the pic. Mine doesn't have any steel structure to it, just a plastic panel. I was able to get mine going for the 4th of July and have been driving it since without issue, but I probably should do something back there.

[mta5002414]

Glad to assist! I sure would, mine was running rich the first time I drove it for more than 2 mins and when I lifted the seat it was hot under there.

[mta5002414]

So if you take your seat and the plastic body piece under the seat off... you have no metal framework?

My heat shield bolts to that framework