We just got ourselves a new project car, its a 1978 corvette. Where is the sticker or plate that tells what the options were for the car? Also, what technical manuals would you guys suggest? Thanks!

 

there is potentially a sticker on top of the gas tank. You can try looking throught the gas door but usually you have to drop the tank and there is no guarantee it is still there. order the the AIM manual and the factory repair manual from a corvette vendor such as Wilcox

 

As Mel said, looking on top of the gas tank can be hit and miss. You can order the original invoice, which will show all of the options the car had, from www.gmmediaarchive.com

 

Service manual? buy this:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-p...ce-manual.html

The invoice you get for a 78 from GMmedia will look like this. It's how the car left the factory:

 

Options would be listed on the build sheet.....get an AIM

Use the search function of the forum and ask lots of questions.....
Include year of car and PICTURES of the parts, problems, etc...

Geez I'm sorry.....congrats and have fun with your new project and welcome to our forum...

Here is a list of options

RPO# DESCRIPTION QUANTITY $ RETAIL
1YZ87 Base Corvette Sport Coupe 40,274 9,352
1YZ87/78 Limited Edition Corvette Pace Car 6,502 13,656
A31 Power Windows 36,931 130
AU3 Power Door Locks 12,187 120
B2Z Silver Anniversary Paint 15,283 399
CC1 Removable Glass Roof Panels 972 349
C49 Rear Window Defogger 30,912 95
C60 Air Conditioning 37,638 605
D35 Sport Mirrors 38,405 40
FE7 Gymkhana Suspension 12,590 41
G95 Optional Rear Axle Ratio 382 15
K30 Cruise Control 31,608 99
L82 350ci, 220hp Engine 12,739 525
M21 4-Speed Manual Transmission, close ratio 3,385 0
MX1 Automatic Transmission 38,614 0
NA6 High Altitude Emission Equipment n/a 33
N37 Tilt-Telescopic Steering Column 37,858 175
QBS P225/60R15 White Letter SBR Tires 18,296 216
QGR P225/70R15 White Letter SBR Tires 26,203 51
UA1 Heavy Duty Battery 28,243 18
U58 AM-FM Stereo Radio 10,189 286
U69 AM-FM Radio 2,057 199
UM2 AM-FM Stereo Radio with 8-Track 20,899 419
UP6 AM-FM Stereo Radio with Citizens Band 7,138 638
U75 Power Antenna 23,069 49
U81 Dual Rear Speakers 12,340 49
YF5 California Emission Certification n/a 75
YJ8 Aluminum Wheels 28,008 340
ZN1 Trailer Package 972 89
ZX2 Convenience Group 37,222 84

1978 Corvette Exterior Color Choices
CODE EXTERIOR QUANTITY
10 Classic White 4,150
13 Silver 3,232
13/07 Silver Anniversary 15,283
19 Black 11,075
26 Corvette Light Blue 1,960
52 Corvette Yellow 1,243
59 Corvette Light Beige 1,686
72 Corvette Red 2,074
82 Corvette Mahogany 2,121
83 Corvette Dark Blue 2,084
89 Corvette Dark Brown 1,991

1978 Corvette Interior Color Choices
CODE COLOR
12C Oyster Cloth
122 Oyster Leather
15C Silver Cloth
152 Silver Leather
19C Black Cloth
192 Black Leather
29C Dark Blue Cloth
292 Dark Blue Leather
59C Light Beige Cloth
592 Light Beige Leather
69C Dark Brown Cloth
692 Dark Brown Leather
72C Red Cloth
722 Red Leather
76C Mahogany Cloth
762 Mahogany Leather

 

Who is we and what do we know about C3s? Have we worked on C3s in the past or is the 78 the first one? I'm not being an SOB, just looking to see what your experience level might be.

There isn't one. C4s have them; C3s do not.

You will want an owner's manual, the assembly instruction manual (AIM), and the GM chassis service manual.

Good luck.

 

Haha, we means my father and myself. We have pretty decent restoring knowledge as we did a frame up of a 1952 Chevy 3100 series truck. Now as for C3 corvettes we lack knowledge. We got the car cheap so its a learning process. Thanks for the info!

 

Thank you. Previous posts offer good advice on where to start. My advice is to get the car safely drivable and drive it the rest of the summer and fall. Get acquainted with the car. As you drive it, you can begin to put together your list of things which need to be done right away (#1 priority), things which need to come after those (secondary), and things you want to do but are not critical (those can wait).

Good luck.