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#1
07-08-2016, 10:45 AM
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Gas tank straps?
Should the gas tank straps be painted black or same as the tank?
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#2
07-08-2016, 03:55 PM
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I've heard they were a black oxide finish originally. So ... a satin black would be close.
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#3
07-08-2016, 07:02 PM
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Thanks Dataway!
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#4
07-08-2016, 11:01 PM
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Yes, originals were black
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#5
07-09-2016, 07:01 PM
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Agree. Mine looked like they were black originally.
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#6
07-09-2016, 08:14 PM
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mine have a sort of "damascus steel look to them, unpanted, maybe nickel-plated.
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#7
07-11-2016, 01:14 PM
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Early production straps in 69 were black, not sure if paint or some other kind of deposited coating but later 69's had straps that were galvanized with very similar appearance to the tank itself.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s) 1969 Custom S 2dr ht 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht) 1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht) 1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat 1969 Exec 4dr post 1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s 1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian) |
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#8
07-11-2016, 01:22 PM
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Here is my February Fremont built hardtop after I removed the dealer applied undercoating from the gas tank last year, my July Fremont built convertible also has those straps but my earlier (November) LeMans and two September Pontiac plant GP's have black straps.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s) 1969 Custom S 2dr ht 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht) 1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht) 1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat 1969 Exec 4dr post 1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s 1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian) |
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#9
07-11-2016, 02:59 PM
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Both of my 69's have black straps. One is an Atlanta built car the other is a Fremont built car.
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1966 GTO Vert automatic. 1969 CR Judge Ram Air III 4sp Pattern Car. 1969 GTO standard 350HP TH-400. 2006 GTO Phantom Black 6spd. 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air. 1976 LE Trans Am 50th Anniversary Edition with T top. 1976 Formula 350. 1977 Grand Prix Model J 350. 1978 Trans am 400 Pontiac. 1979 Trans am 403 Olds. 1968 Olds 442. 1971 TR6. |
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#10
07-14-2016, 12:24 PM
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They were built both ways, probably due to more than one supplier.
My February Arlington car had silver cad straps |
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