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HI guys im looking for some kind of drawing of the back panel of my 70 corvette where the corvette emblems go correctly meaning spacing and hight, maybe someone out there has some kind of blue print or something my body shop filled all the holes and paint now I can't figure out where the corvette letters go.ASKING ALOT but I had to ask thanks bob
This is an original Tailight Panel from a 1970 that I recently acquired. The emblem holes have never been touched. I even thru a little white paint on this for you so the odd hole pattern will show up. You can print this out full-size, tape it to the car, and mark the hole spots. Test fit emblem letters etc before drilling. 8 Meg SLR photo.
I suggest that you make your own template out of some stiff pasteboard. The letters are centered on the tail light lenses; and the the letter 'set' is just a bit wider than the chrome license plate frame (about 1/2 letter wider on each side). My letters are located in the original holes and the spacing seems to have about the same 'gap' between each set of adjacent letters.
Someone may have a template they used for their letters. But is it the SAME manufacturer of letters as what you have??? I would draw a horizontal line on some pasteboard, mark up the spacing i needed, and try to position each letter where needed...then press the locating pins into the pasteboard to leave 'dimples' which can be drilled out later to fit them and check proper alignment and appearance as a set. If that looks good to you, position the template appropriately and mark the drill locations. Then go get a good measure of 'hutzpah' and a drill, and go for it!
P.S. Those pins can accept the proper size of sheet metal 'speed nuts' or you can press barrel nuts into the holes as the factory did on some years. Just make sure you use the right drill size for what you need to fasten them with.
I agree with sullyman. Play it safe and reverse this from the inside. I'd start with a very small drill bit. It's the only way to be sure your letters will be in the correct position. If you drill from the outside rear and you're off just a hair, it will show.
I do not know where you are located but if you could find somebody who is restoring a 68-72 and take a paper/pencil rubbing of the rear locating the letter holes and edges top and sides (like they do grave stones) you could nail it exactly. At least for that particular Corvette, probably varied a bit over the run.
This is an original Tailight Panel from a 1970 that I recently acquired. The emblem holes have never been touched. I even thru a little white paint on this for you so the odd hole pattern will show up. You can print this out full-size, tape it to the car, and mark the hole spots. Test fit emblem letters etc before drilling. 8 Meg SLR photo.
If you noticed, each letter (original factory letters, anyway) have two holes, one a bit larger than the other. A pencil 'rubbing' of that panel would be very useful to the OP.
Yeah I get that. If anyone has an idea where I could find some 4 foot long paper, that would be worth a shot.......
Hi Leigh,
Thought for you. I am thinking you want some thin white paper. If you got some Christmas wrapping paper and put the color on the inside and the white on the outside, taped to rear deck, locating the tail light openings as the reference points, soft pencil rubbing or soft charcoal pencil like artists use, it might do the trick, maybe?
Yeah I get that. If anyone has an idea where I could find some 4 foot long paper, that would be worth a shot.......
Lowe’s, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, or any paint store.
You can buy a whole roll of painters masking paper for a couple of bucks.
Should come in thick brown paper rolls, 4” to 12” wide X 100’ lengths.
Very good ideas what I was thinking is buying a new panel and copy it then send it back or just keep it and put it on later.it will cost me money but the money I spent so far the car keeps reaches into my wallet
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