I just purchased a 68 vette that's been sitting for the last 15 years from a guy I know. He has had it since 1980 so through him I know the history pretty well. I have started working on it and decided to drop the tank since he told me its never been out as far as he knew, he has reached around for the build sheet and never felt anything and figured it was gone, but when I got it out there it was folded over on the top of the tank. I unfolded it and brushed it off with a soft makup brush and it is basically all visable.
1. What should I do next I would like to remove it but how to get it off and what to do with next to preserve it?

2. It has side pipes but I don't see it on the tank sticker and no one has added them as far as anyone knows. Should that be on there? Well I think I answerd my own question here, they weren't a option in 68. But to install them was there any thing that had to be cut or clearanced on the body?

3. Is there a vin or anything to match it to the car to prove that it's correct to the vehicle after it has been removed?

It's a 435 turbo jet v8, m21, posi 3.55 pretty well set up to go fast no radio no power steering or power brakes. Only extras were power windows, head rest, tinted glass, performance suspension. I felt like I won the lottery finding the tank sticker and still being able to read it.

 

First thing I'd do is take pictures of it, then have it laminated.

The vin # should be on the build sheet and should match the one on the windshield frame and the pad in front of the passenger side cylinder head.

The lower part of the front fender needs to be cut to install original '69 style side pipes. I believe the dimensions are in the '69 AIM.

Sounds like a nice car to restore.

 

Thanks, are there any good ways of getting the build sheet off the tank were its glued without ripping it?

 

No. There isn't.

 

i just took a brand new single edged razor blade and shaved it off carefully from underneath...came off perfect, they generally aren't stuck on with much. Rick

 

If you plan on replacing the gas tank, then just cut out the metal around the build sheet and leave it glued to the metal. A car that old, you will risk ruining the build sheet with any type of adhesive remover. I agree take lots of pictures.

 

Answered at the other place.

 

Thanks for the responses. I think I'm just going to try a razor blade and lift the glue from the tank. Any thoughts on what to do after its off? Laminating it? Just put it in a clear paper sleeve? I want to keep it preserved as well as possible

Also how do you attach a photo?

 

Call a specialist in document restoration. And, yes, there are methods of removing that paper without damaging it. You need something that will cause the adhesive to dissolve but won't permanently damage the paper. This is not something where you "take your best shot"....

 

7T1vette Call a specialist in document restoration. And, yes, there are methods of removing that paper without damaging it. You need something that will cause the adhesive to dissolve but won't permanently damage the paper. This is not something where you "take your best shot"....


I agree I don't want to ruin anything, but I also live in a very rural area and I know for a fact a documentation specialist is definitely not going to be found around here or anywhere close. The closest Walmart is an hour away, ha. Also I don't know who to trust or where to even begin looking for some one specialized in that around here. I live in north central kansas if anyone has any advice.

 

this procedure does not require a federally dispatched bomb squad, nor the Men in Black.....a sharp razor blade, a sharp eye, approach it gently a little at a time to insure you are separating the paper and adhesive both from the steel. obviously stop immediately if you feel like the document is being damaged in any way, but i doubt you will run into that.mine from a 1970 L46 came off clean, and is now in a plastic sleeve. if you do encounter problems,contact the president and request a Drone strike at said coordinates...Rick

 

Huh? This isn't forensic science, guys. Call your local library or college and ask if they can recommend someone for this kind of stuff. Jeez.... You've been watching too many CSI shows.

One phone call to the right person can provide you with the info you need to do it yourself.....correctly.