to tell the truth they look like shock mounting bar (umm from a chevy) they go into the bottom or top Eye of the shock and get bolted to the control arm. again it just a guess but I had an old chevy motorhome that I replaced them every couple of years.Or he could have put them in there to really confuse you and get them out of his garage:D. Oh and the round fabric piece you were looking for a place to put it is the top header seal cover
