Camaro Research Group Discussion > Originality
gas tank straps - color and anti sqeak strips
RAS68:
My question is about original color for gas tank straps for 1968. Were the straps natural steel color or painted black? Also, were there rubber anti-squeak strips between the straps and the tank? Finally, was it common for a rubberized mat to be present between the tank and the trunk floor in addition to the rubber strips shown in the AIM? This forum is excellent and I use it often as a supplement to the restoration books and the AIM. Thanks in advance.
Allen
RAS68:
Also - were the original straps pre-bent or just flat straps that bent to shape as the straps were tightened?
Allen
Mike S:
I can only say for 67 there were no rubber strips between the straps and tank steel.
Yes, there was a rubber pad (2x5" approximate) between the tank top and trunk floor near the filler neck.
The straps were pre-bent and formed into shape when tightening the nuts.
Color was a semi-gloss from what I had seen on originals, but this wasn't to say it they didn't start life as full gloss.
Mike
Petes L48:
If you use the SEARCH box near the top right and enter a few key works (gas tank straps) you can often pull up past threads on a lot of topics. According to these, straps were black or natural, unless I missed where it was year or plant dependent.
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=257.msg1445#msg1445
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=2665.msg17139#msg17139
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=9655.msg70251#msg70251
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=10213.msg76446#msg76446
RAS68:
OK, Thanks for the prompt reply's. To Petes L48 - those are good links - I should have used the search box first. I did scroll through this forum and the restoration forum before I started this thread but I did not catch or see these (there are hundreds of threads). I would still like to hear a definitive statement on the Norwood built 1968 models.
Allen
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