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Great pics Lloyd, thanks for posting.  Curious as to why you decided to change the front two clips from natural or clear zinc noted in your take-off pic early in the thread to the translucent blue at install?

More good photos, thanks. Jim, does the tape look like anything that's commercially available currently?

I have never searched for a filament type tape like that.  I compared my electrical harness tape to the black side of this tape and while different, you had to look really close to see the difference.  Given the location of this part, I just wrapped it with that.

couple more...

Here's a better shot of the underside of the tape.  I couldn't take a close enough photo to show the fibers but the thin hair-type fibers run perpendicular to the length of the tape.  Also included pics of the tape that holds the sending unit wire to the top of the tank - it's the exact same stuff.  Wanna know more details on my tank, let me know - I have pics of the mastic glue smears used to hold the pads and pics of the steel supplier stencil also.

Here's some pics of my isolator and tape.

Need any help moving that stuff out of the way so you can get Ratty out of it's tomb?

I'm even more confused now.  My problem is probably that I'm trying to find a logical reason for the finishes from a car building mission which is what GM was focused on.  Logically, the factory might "color-code" the clips to help prevent a worker from grabbing the wrong part for the application.  In that sense, the comment about the 5/16 clip being the only olive green clip on the car makes sense as no other clip is 5/16.  Following that logic, the two 3/16 clips should be a different finish - silver cad?  I can buy that.  That leaves us with all the 3/8" clips for the brake and fuel lines.  Some have the tab that inserts into the frame, some do not.  It would make perfect sense to have the ones with tab one color (blue) and the ones without tab another color (black?). Unfortunately, this logic doesn't line up with what Loyd found on his car - mixture of blue and zinc on the clips with tabs.  Could a single part number be supplied with two different finishes?  I suppose so, but I would think a different finish would require a different part number?
I'll double check mine but I'm pretty confident that the fuel line clips on the rear frame on my car were blue originals with the tab - pretty sure the extra hole is in the frame for the tab.  I definitely don't understand the green clip in JKZ27's post that it came from the differential cover - that pic shows a clip with a tab.
I am completely confident that I am spending too much time on this topic

Graeme, I noticed you have orange overspray on the clutch fork boot.  I think I read somewhere on this site that the boot was installed after engine / bell housing paint process.  I won't swear by it, maybe someone with more knowledge will chime in.  Great car and project BTW!

Here's my attempt at replicating original fuel and brake line clip finishes:
Brake line clip - Testers Olive Green aerosol
Fuel line clips - more experimentation on this one.....let me know which you think looks the most like the originals

[All clip screws for items below are part number 3958062.]

Here's a summary of the AIM for 1969 V8 Brake and fuel line clips.
All clip screws for items below are part number 3958062.
Fuel line clips (starting from the rear)
3912538 - mounts to underside of rear frame
3952717 - inside of rear frame
3952717 - inside of rear frame
3886522 - dual clip on floorpan
3962722 - floorpan
3952717 - outside of front subframe
3952717 - outside of front subframe
3952717- inside of front subframe
3952717 - inside of front subframe
3952717 - top of crossmember
Brake line clips (starting from rear)
3956700 - rear differential (bolt is the cover bolt for differential)
3962722 - 3/8" inside of rear frame
3952717 - 3/8" inside of rear frame
3962722 - 3/8" floorpan
3962722 - 3/8" floorpan
3952717 - 3/8" outside front subframe
   ***replaced with 3908326 pressure reg. valve if equipped
3952717 - 3/8" outside front subframe
3952717 - 3/8" inside of front subframe
3952718 - 5/16" inside crossmember driver side
3953272 - 3/16" inside crossmember
3953272 - 3/16" inside crossmember
3952718 - 5/16" passenger front subframe
  ***replaced with 3955702 brake line stand on disc brake cars

Me too!  I'm at that phase of restoration that I need to make a decision on what all my clips will be for brake and fuel lines.  Surely someone with one of those great untouched low mile survivor cars can help on this one?

Interesting post that there is such a variety for the same application. I had a mix of clip finishes on my fuel line but assumed since the fuel line had been replaced at some point in the car's life that the re-installer just used whatever clip he grabbed.  I have the same mix on my brake lines (separate post on CRG)....trying to figure out if the finish is application/location specific or is it just random hardware from multiple suppliers.  Between the fuel line and brake lines, I found blue, olive, and zinc on my car.

Late Sept. 69 Camaro - looking for definitive answers on correct finishes for some smaller items.  I have the MacNeish book and have scoured the original cars/restoration sections to find answers.  Those threads answered most of my questions, but have a few that I'm unsure on:
Brake line clips - crossmember
Brake line clips - frame/underbody
Brake line frame stands - top of front subframe on each side
Brake hose clip on upper a-arm
Parking brake cable hook
Mounting bolts for the above?

Thanks in advance for your help....I'm sure I'll come across other items I'm unsure about!

Jim

I cleaned mine with dishwashing liquid in a clean 5 gallon bucket.  Let them soak, agitating them by hand occasionally.  Did 3 cycles of their and they came out like new.

How does his one look?