56-62 with hardtop only

[Mike M.]

did the st louis folks glue the cloth protector on the gas tank cover of hardtop only 56-62's? thanks, mike

[Gary C.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

Mike,

The '57 hardtop only car I once owned, did not have the softtop protector glued to the gas tank cover.

Gary
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[Patrick S.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

I have owned two hardtop only Corvettes, a 57 and a 62. Both fairly original and both had the protector material glue to the gas tank cover.

[Joseph L.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

The AIM Section C, Sheet 1 shows the protector 3729460 as a standard part. RPO 419 (Hard Top) Sheet 3 (Less Folding Top) does not identify the protector being eliminated.
Joe

[Michael I.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

Gary & Mike,
I have a related question. I am pulling out the fuel tank on my `57 to clean it before putting any fresh fuel in. In any case when I pulled up the soft top protecter material to get access to the screws holding the tank cover on I discovered two holes cut through the fiberglass. They are very neatly done and provide access to the top nuts on the rear shocks. Seems like they ought to have some kind of rubber plug in them, but none are present. IS this something a prior owner did to make replacing shocks easier or is it factory? If factory, should those holes have some kind of plug in them?
Thank you,
Mike

[Gary C.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

Mike,

Those are factory holes. Material similar to tar paper covered those holes IIRC.
57 Rear Shock Mount Hole Cover

Gary
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[Michael I.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

Thank you Gary,
That seems like a very inelegant solution. I assume the tar paper was glued down to actually seal those holes?
Mike

[David H.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

.. I assume the tar paper was glued down to actually seal those holes?...

Mike

What? Waste glue on a 57?

Dave

Hope all is going well on your project. I'll ask Roy about this Wednesday.

[Joseph L.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

Hi Mike
AIM Section J, Sheet 3

Shock Absorber Access Hole
SEAL 3740260
and sealing compound

Joe

[Joseph L.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

Screen shots do not work!

[Richard M.]

Re: 56-62 with hardtop only

Thank you Gary,
That seems like a very inelegant solution. I assume the tar paper was glued down to actually seal those holes?
Mike

Mike, Glue or weatherstrip adhesive should work fine. See AIM Sec J Sheet 3. View A.

57_ShockSeal.jpg