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Our frame off reconstruction 72 Vette convertible had no tank sticker when tank was first removed. Has anyone ever heard of that? Obviously human air as possible. But was just curious if anyone’s ever heard of it happening to them.
The tank sheets were cheap, no-carbon required paper held on with a couple brush swipes of glue. Their desired lifespan was to only keep them intact until the body was placed on the chassis. These sheets are very fragile after 50 years but there is usually something left of them, even if it's just a corner still glued down. Do you see the glue stripe discoloration?
Someone in the past may have removed it, either on purpose or just in the course of doing other work in that area. Or, you may not have the original tank.
Our frame off reconstruction 72 Vette convertible had no tank sticker when tank was first removed. Has anyone ever heard of that? Obviously human air as possible. But was just curious if anyone’s ever heard of it happening to them.
Neither human air nor human error. That sheet was an important component of the build process and would not have been left off. As suggested by others, something in the past 50 years has caused it to be missing.
My 69 L46 coupe was restored in the early 80s, before everyone felt documentation was important for EVERY vette. I asked the owner/restorer I bought it from what happened to it and he said, “we just power washed it off after removing the body”. Too bad, because it was a documented 3 owner car, all three were high school friends who served in Nam and passed the car around among themselves during their years in the military. Nice car, cool history and the guy who has it now says he’s gonna die with it. Good luck wit yours.
Our frame off reconstruction 72 Vette convertible had no tank sticker when tank was first removed. Has anyone ever heard of that? Obviously human air as possible. But was just curious if anyone’s ever heard of it happening to them.
I found a second build sheet in my '72 when I took the rear carpet out. It was located over the passenger side body mount. They are sometimes found behind the instrument panel too.
And I've owned my 77 for almost 35 years now. I've had everything apart. And I mean everything.
never found a build sheet anywhere. Not in the dash. Not under the carpet not on top the fuel tank. Not between the gauges. Not anywhere.
And this as I have read on here over the years is not uncommon.
and when I am driving my car on a twisty road enjoying the living hell out of it. I must admit it never crosses my mind.
And I've owned my 77 for almost 35 years now. I've had everything apart. And I mean everything.
never found a build sheet anywhere. Not in the dash. Not under the carpet not on top the fuel tank. Not between the gauges. Not anywhere.
And this as I have read on here over the years is not uncommon.
and when I am driving my car on a twisty road enjoying the living hell out of it. I must admit it never crosses my mind.
I think finding the sheets behind the dash - where I found my '72's in the late-80's - is highly unusual. Any car service behind there would likely have the mechanic just pulling them out and tossing them. They weren't anything but some old paper in the way. To get to the other usual places, behind the rear carpet, isn't somewhere that one would normally need service.
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