There is a part that looks like it covers the ring gear of the clutch assembly, that is missing from my car. Can anyone help me with the name of this piece and where I might be able to find one? It looks as though you can get access to the clutch but also might be some sort of dustcover. Thanks

 

Dust shield..Year One, and several other vendors sell this part..

 

Going through the Year One online catalog and found a torque converter dust shield, but my car is a manual transmission. Is this the part?

 

I believe so, but it's plastic, originals were metal, contact Brian Trick if originality is important, he might have one.

 

Manuals and automatics used a different cover.

For automatics, it is debatable as to exactly when the switch was made from stamped steel to plastic. I've talked to original owners of 1970 cars, some of whom say they have steel, others plastic.

For manuals, be careful what you buy. I don't know the details, since I don't have a manual trans, but I recall stories about the reproduction cover actually being correct for a different make (maybe Pontiac?) and not fitting an Olds correctly. Hopefully someone else will chime in.

 

opg has the muncie dust cover, i need one also, they are about $200

 

The factory dust cover for a '68 has a full circle of metal that fits around the starter ...later ones had the top of the circle cut off so you don't have to remove the starter to get the shield off ...

 

Who or what is opg? My car is a 1966 442 with a manual transmission and missing whatever this piece is.

 

Origanal Parts Group

 

Original Parts Group. The Parts Place lists a Bell Housing Inspection Cover for $39, probably plastic.

 

Would the "dustcover" from a Chevelle, GTO, or Gran Sport fit my car?

 

Fusick has a nice repro steel inspection cover for $39..

 

Only Pontiac would fit because the starter is on the drivers side as opposed to those lesser brands...