Big disappointment today....
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,458
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From: Indy Indiana
no sense worrying about it.. there was a 1 in a hundred chance that the build sheet was there, and then if it was there, there is another 1 in a hundred chance that it would even be readable and not disintegrated..
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Gods Country WI
i have a 78 pace car, that i have stripped to the metal in the interior. it was recently completely restored inside, and i can tell you there was no documentation of any kind in the doors or behind the panels, in the kick panels under the dash pad or contained stuck in any of the wiring or gauges behind the panels, in addition, it wasn't under or in the seats (they were stripped all the way down to the shells and springs and completely rebuilt, re-foamed and recovered and it wasn't under any of the carpet or underlay. since i am not the original owner, and i have no real idea as to exactly what number owner i really am, i still hold out hope that there might be something left of a sticker that was glued to the top of the tank, lol!! since the mechanics are now being redone, when i get the spare carrier and the assorted parts attached to the rear end off, i might still have a shot at seeing something. call me an optimist, but at this point based on having taken off or out all the other possible parts and places, it's all i have left, LOL!!
A friend of mine just bought a Pace car, he found his build sheet on top of the gas tank. On my 78 I found my build sheet on top of the heat shield that is under the rear end.
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2000
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From: Southbound
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Just the same, anytime you're working on some other task, keep an eye out for what you might run across.
Last edited by Easy Mike; Sep 29, 2010 at 09:41 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Tolland CT
I found mine on my tank (70). Unreadable, weathering had done a number on it. This was about 18 years ago. I've had the car completely apart over the last 18 years, no new copies to be found.
TheCorvetteBen
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,987
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From: Van Alstyne, TX
thats what happened to me. I have acomplete builsheet, thats almost all in one peice, but the problem is that all the letters have turned to dust and blown off... figures...
