COPO disassembly

[firstgenaddict]

Frank,
By badly soiled do you mean stained from the Asphalt sound deadner?
If so the tar stains are easily removed.

[1967Z28]

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Frank,
By badly soiled do you mean stained from the Asphalt sound deadner?
If so the tar stains are easily removed.

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I would be interested to hear how you would remove the tar stains. My UOIT sheet has stains on it from laying on the asphalt sound deadener.

-Jon

1967 Z28 street car
1967 Z28 Trans-Am race car
1967 Z28 Registry

[firstgenaddict]

Here is what I did to remove the stains from mine.
I tried many different cleaners on a build sheet that didn't matter and figured out what worked best.
I used a quick paint thinner from the paint shop.
It is what we use to clean paint guns.
What I did was to lay down a stack of about 5 paper towels and put the build sheet on top of it ...face down.
Then I poured some thinner into a jar and from the jar I liberally poured the thinner over the back of the build sheet(there was alot of thinner). Then I took another paper towel and bunched it up into a wad and blotted the back of the build sheet (do not rub... BLOT), the thinner released the tar stains and the paper towels on the bottom wicked the thinner from the build sheet. You may have to repeat the process multiple times. Always replace the paper towels when repeating the process.
Test it on a corner / not the whole thing.
I tested on a corner and it worked great, then I tried a little where the printing was and it did not destroy the printing so then I went for it.
The build sheet was so stained that you could not make out anything that was on it, now everything is legible. It has been done for over a year and there has been no fading of the print or anything else.
This works great for tar but will not take out ANY RUST STAINS, If your floor was rusty and stined the sheet I do not know what to use... I have tried everything one that has rust stains.

[Nova Research Project]

copo9566aa;

Thanks. Did the body number match the car? Isn't cool to find these bits of a cars history?

Greg Roberts

[Nova Research Project]

68SS396;

Nice find. Another example of plant specific differences.

Greg Roberts

[Nova Research Project]

Supercar_Kid and olredalert;

You are welcome. It came about as a product of my research. I cannot guarantee I am 100% right, but all the evidence fits.

On the 68 and 69 Novas the Fisher Body sheet does include the big block codes. Which is kind of odd. The Fisher sheet would only include RPO codes for options that the Fisher side had to worry about. Dual Exhaust required an extra mounting plate. Manual trans would require a hole in the hump. A console would require a mounting bracket. The hard and soft trim whether it was regular or deluxe. Custom options and SS trim also required Fisher work. I am not sure why the engine mattered to Fisher. In 1970 the Fisher sheet switched to a card tag and the RPO codes disappeared. In 1970 before the cards it looks like they dropped the Engine codes.

You are correct about the commonality of Fisher Sheets. 99.9 % of the sheets found in Novas are Fisher sheets. I have heard more about Chevrolet sheets on Chevelles and Camaros in that order.

The Chevrolet sheet is the ultimate find. It lists all the codes including the engine codes and suspension codes.

For everyone hunting for a build sheet, I wish you the best of luck. Send me copies if they are for a Nova……

Greg Roberts

[Alss]

.......And the progress continues. Got alot done today. Fasinating paper work info going back and forth in this thread, keep learing new stuff every day.

ALbert

[Alss]

And another

[Musclecarkid]

Abert, Looks like your moving right along on your COPO resto. Really cool body lifting equipment. Is that a 4x4 bolted to the cowl???? Also like the body dolly. How long before your done so I can borrow that dolly for my 70 ragtop???? I think you and Bill Rose should be done with it after the COPO.

[copo9566aa]

Hi Greg
Yes the body number match the car...
This is a Nova 6 Cyl VIN 113279W52.....
tag 11427 Bdy 47....
Fisher B Sheet 11427 Bdy 47....
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