BTTF DeLorean prop part help identify

[Dagobah Don]

I posted this on a DeLorean builders page but I thought I’d post it here. Just wondering if anyone knows what this prop part is in real life

 

[JiminSTLouis]

I posted this on a DeLorean builders page but I thought I’d post it here. Just wondering if anyone knows what this prop part is in real life

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I asked a friend of mine who’s a DeLorean owner and has done a lot of research into the time machine. He said this was manufactured by the prop department to hold the lightening rod and not a found part.