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Finished up my '76 this spring and looked for a new project. Bought a '72 from George (1960FI) and had it delivered in April and been working on it since, not too much during the summer (too hot in a Florida garage with no AC). But have been making some progress none the less.
The car came out of South Carolina and was pretty covered in the orange mud, took the body off the frame And continued from there
Found the build sheet!
Stripped the frame down, ready for sand blasting and powder coating:
Back from powder coating:
And putting it back together
And that is my progress so far, car was a automatic,but will be converting it to a manual. Also has the original engine, but I'm still debating on the direction I'm going with the engine, i have a 454 block i bought about 12 years ago you the '76 that I may put in. Also bought a complete front end from SoCalVette, which should be arriving soon, hopefully it's as nice as the pictures showed, will update when that comes in. Anyway, thanks for all the info everyone posts, because that's how I've gotten this far!
Very interesting pic of the build sheet neatly folded. Can you give me some reference? Is that the passenger side of the tank? Is that to the rear of the tank? I have been "looking" for mine and I would like to clarify exactly were it is. I have gone in with a cheap bore scope type of camera by way of the gas tank filler gasket, but I believe the sticker is missing. So I would appreciate the clarification!!! Thanks Ike
Very interesting pic of the build sheet neatly folded. Can you give me some reference? Is that the passenger side of the tank? Is that to the rear of the tank? I have been "looking" for mine and I would like to clarify exactly were it is. I have gone in with a cheap bore scope type of camera by way of the gas tank filler gasket, but I believe the sticker is missing. So I would appreciate the clarification!!! Thanks Ike
It was located on the passenger side, right on top of the tank strap, and was centered from front to back on the tank. I'll try to find a better picture.
I'm curious about the condition of the frame. Looks like there was some pitting. Did it require any patches or reinforcement?
I'm liking the brake upgrades.
I did have to do work on it, it was far from perfect. Gusset, diff mount, the worst was the front LH frame horn. Total rot there, had to cut out and replace.
Tewski thanks for the clarification!!! Great info I will need to break out the camera and look again!!! I never saw a pic with the sheet folded so neatly and it resurrected some hope that mine may still be there!!!. Ike
Hey Brian, pretty good working weather now. We're at 50 up here in New Smyrna Beach. Know what you mean about trying to get stuff done in the summer when the heat and humidity cranks up. Frame and things lok great.
RVZIO
Hey Brian, pretty good working weather now. We're at 50 up here in New Smyrna Beach. Know what you mean about trying to get stuff done in the summer when the heat and humidity cranks up. Frame and things lok great.
RVZIO
The weather we have for this week is such a nice change, I realize most of the country would consider it warm, but for me it's finally going to be nice and cold!
was working on re-building the trailing arms today, and was installing new TA bumpers and came across the VIN stamped on the frame, just above the number four body mount on the driver side, is this the only place it's stamped on the frame?
Also installed new rubber bushings, to flair the sleeve, i used an old air chisel tool that I cut the head off and then my HF press. It seems to flair it well, any other tips for this?
Thought I would give a update on this build, the project was put on hold just a few days after I started this thread due to.... family stuff. Anyhow, started working on it again about a year ago (I'm slow and the garage is hot in the summer so work stops so it might not seem like a lot has been done considering its been several years, but....) so here are some updated pics. 
Project - Saving a ‘72
