ordered for my 70 chevelle the 3 piece cowl vent screens on the drivers side what are the two holes for?

I can't remember for sure but they are either for the windshield washer hoses or access holes to your wiper linkage

You got it they are for the hoses

If you're trying to be "correct", I don't think those screens were available on any 70 chevelles. I've got them as many others do because they look correct (even if they aren't) and keep leaves, etc. out.

are you serious? something got to go there also i dont see why the washer hose will go thru there i think it will get tangle in the wiper linkage. storm

This has been discussed several times in the past and the consensus was, Chevelles never had the grills in the cowl. They were used in other cars and do fit Chevelles but were not put in Chevelles at the factory. Some think they were used in air cars only but that, to my knowledge, has never been proven. The best way to know is, if it is shown in any of the assembly manuals, and it isn't.
If your looking for 100% correctness, don't use them... graemlins/sad.gif

they won't :D

never saw this discussion before . if the grills are not for chevelles then what car are they for second if they never had them then the washer hoses couldnt of went thru them. storm

The washer hoses go thru the cowl, not the screens (that aren't suppose to be there)...
If you look in the assembly manual it will clearly show the hoses coming thru holes in the cowl, as shown in this pic of my 68...
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/71SSBB/washerhoses.jpg

71ssbb thats how i got mine too i guess everyone does it a little diffrent. did you just take that picture and post it just right now? storm

Originally posted by storm:
71ssbb thats how i got mine too i guess everyone does it a little diffrent. did you just take that picture and post it just right now? storm Yes.. Just took the pic. Was working on the car today. Had the hood up. Watching the NASCAR race. Watching the comp. A little bit of everything today...

thanks . sounds like you was enjoying life. storm

Those grilles are "correct" for '68 chevelles. '69 and later never had them.

If the screens are not supposed to be there, then was there something else or is it just supposed to be open?

Originally posted by Derek69SS:
Those grilles are "correct" for '68 chevelles. '69 and later never had them. Derek.. What information do you have that shows the grills in a 68 Chevelle. I have the Service guide Parts book and they don't list grills or show any pic of them. Also the assembly shows the cowl area on many pages, including the w/w hose routing, and shows nothing about grills. If you have some info that can prove 68's had grills, I'd sure like to here about it. You can't just state they had them without showing where your information came from. I'm always willing to learn. If they're suppose to be in my 68 and you can show me proof, I'll have them in the car in a couple days...

Bill, I'm sure I read it on this site, so maybe it's incorrect. A quick search in the "resto" forum revealed some inconclusive info that maybe it was just Buick, Olds, and Pontiacs that had them and Chevelles never did.

I've been wrong once before smile.gif

70 Montes didn't have them either. Maybe they were only on Buick, Olds, and Pontiac?

stroobydoo, that area is just supposed to be open. Personally, I would use them anyway - too few people understand that they weren't there originally.

maybe groung up will know what king of car they are really for. anyway im using them. storm

Well here we go. I took some pic's of mine. They look correct but I do not know. It has clips that hold the screen in place. It looks factory to me.

http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/958P2-med.jpg

http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/958P1-med.jpg

It even conforms to the ridge in the cowl. Like I said I do not know if this is correct or not but the rest of the car is. Some of the forum members have helped me a bunch just trying to return the favor.

That is NOT the screen I've been talking about - Haven't seen that before. Mine are plastic pieces that fit into each hole of the cowl area.

These are the grills we've been talking about..
http://www.ss396.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=N-4510&Category_Code=&Store_Code=396

I've seen that mesh on Buick A-bodies only. Maybe someone who has parted out a bunch of cars can contribute further.

Sorry to confuse, I just wanted to add that there were more then the plastic ones out there. Yes I knew that you were talking about the plastic ones. My Heavy Chevy with a cowl hood has them. Maybe it makes a difference in what hood and where the car was made.

Xtreme70SS396,
Thanks for the reply. My 70 has the 3 piece plastic grills.

Doug

redmanf1 never ever saw that one. never even saw then in the restoration books either. anyone else? by the way how many diffrent squirters came on 70 71 72 chevelles i have two diffrent sets. storm

i have a 70 skylark conv.it has the solid screen across like the one in the pic . my 71 velle does not have anything. but i am going to add screens because you should have seen all of the debris i cleaned out of the heater and a/c . down the bottom was 6 inches thick with junk.
bill

I have had my 70 Chevelle SS since I came back from Vietnam in 1970 and when I purchased it and to this day it does not have a screen on the cowl. Whether it was to have it or not, it never did.