NorCam (Graeme Browne's) Lemans Blue 1969 Z/28

[NorCam]

Yes...it is my understanding that the orange PTB stamps were from the day shift and the green was from the night shift. I'll look at the transmission cross member when I get to cleaning it up and will see if I can find any original crayon markings under the paint. The wheels all appear to be unrestored on the backs and I will clean those at some point to see if there are any more numbers to be found. There's a very good chance there will be other markings revealed as this process goes on.

Heading out to the shop to spend the afternoon working on the car. No better way to spend a new year's day.

[NorCam]

In talking with Jeff a couple of weeks ago, he mentioned that the previous owner sprayed the undercarriage black in order to cover up excess LB overspray that had hit the undercarriage when the 3rd owner had it repainted. In dialing back this black paint, I am finding Lemans Blue overspray on the outer frame rails, rear leaf springs and the lower surface of the fuel tank. I'm having to make multiple passes with chemicals to get to through all the paint so progress is pretty slow.

The original tank was painted black and I'm using some low VOC paint stripper to take off the layers of paint including the lemans blue overspray that's hiding beneath the black. Here's a couple of pics of the fuel tank being stripped and the rear leaf springs which are cleaning up nicely. If the tank comes clean and presents itself well, I will clean and seal the inside before having a paintless dent guy attempt to pull the large dent on the underside. If that doesn't yield the results I'm looking for, it will be getting a new fuel tank. As for the big dent in the original tank, I'm assuming someone had a jack slip at one point and it dented the rear of the tank rather nicely. I also pulled the 3/8" fuel line from the car today and I'm working that back to a natural finish as well. Easier said than done though. (lol)

Heading back to the shop now.

[X66 714]

If it's the original tank, I'm pretty sure it shouldn't have any paint on it...Joe

[NorCam]

Cutting through another section with Lemans Blue overspray. It's obvious the guy who sprayed this car last, didn't bother with drop sheets to protect from overspray (grrrrr). The second image shows the middle of the tank after the paint is removed. That big dent is located right below the filler spout and sits up against the rear valance. It makes for a real eyesore and if it doesn't pull out clean, I'll be storing this one away in favor of a new tank.

[napa68]

Love it GW!

[mockingbird812]

Nice work Graeme. To me the dent tells a story as does the rest of the patina on your beautiful mount!

[olredalert]

----Agree with Sam here, Graeme. Too minor a dent to replace. You are striving for a cleaned up very original ride. JMHO but treat it that way. Don't even try to take the dent out. It happened, stuff happens!......Bill S

[Tracker1]

Agree with all, leave the dent, put it back in place. Nice work Graeme

[NorCam]

Yes...

You guys are both correct. I'll continue cleaning it up, will seal the inside and hang it back in the car without trying to remove the dent. Thanks for the lil' nudge as you guys are spot on, and that helps keep me on point. Thank you for chiming in.

[big gear head]

Sorry, I can't help myself, but I wouldn't change it to power steering either. If you aren't going to change things, then don't change things.