daxmann

I have a Brands Hatch Green 71 LT1. I have seen a few with pin stripes on the hood around the raised portion that look good. Are they stock stripes or aftermarket? Is it something I can buy and add on? If I add it will it hurt the value of a numbers matching LT1? Thanks for the help.

gbvette62

All 70-72 LT-1s came with the pinstripes on the hood. They are painted on and you can buy a stencil kit to reapply them. The most correct stencil kit comes from Stencils & Stripes (www.stencilsandstripes.com). There was a variation between the 70 and 71-72 stripes and LT-1 logos and they offer kits for both. The kit is around $110.

Muddywaters

Muddy

daxmann

What color should the stripe and LT1 decal be for my car?

7T1vette

Dark colors had white stripes; light colors had black stripes. Your green car had white stripes.

garage-ghost

Here is a pic I found on the web.

Easy Mike

That does not look like a factory LT-1 stripe. Looks solid to me.





If memory serves, the 70-72 AIMs show the factory stencil application.

daxmann

I looked at the stencil site and it stated "LT-1 Left & Right front hood units and rear side stencils. Also LT-1 decals for hood. Plus color photographs of stripes showing misalignment of factory side stripe for those doing a concurs resteration."

Does this mean that the stencil is in 3 pieces and that the ones comming from the factory were all misiligned? Even if they were misaligned wouldn't I be better off aligning them properly?

LT-1 Larry

The AIMS does show the factory striping layout, but it shows a wide/narrow combination like on the blue car pictured above. I don't know about the 1970 LT-1, but my 1971 and a buddy's 1972 both came with both stripes being equal width: 1/8th inch with a 1/8th inch space between. I traced a template of mine on Mylar before repainting and it worked fine. You might try that if you can find an original (and the owner doesn't mind).

daxmann

Can I buy your Mylar?

Easy Mike

It means the folks who striped the LT-1 hoods at St. Louis were not always perfect and that factory misalignment of the stencils on some genuine LT-1s has been documented.

If you are concerned with judging and want a factory appearance for your stripe, go with the stencil kit. Also look through the NCRS Judging Manual. It covers LT-1 stripes and tells judges what to look for.

Alan 71

Hi d,
There was an article about the 71 Corvette in the Fall issue of Corvette News. There is mention and pictures of the stripe process.
Here's a scan of part of the article, you can see the 3 piece mask being applied.
For originality the stripes probably shouldn't align perfectly, but that's up to you.
Regards,
Alan

anmracing

Here are a couple of pix of the lines painted on. Double white on the wifes '71.

7T1vette

If a judged car. which does not have original paint, has to put stripes on the car in a non-symmetrical manner in order to get more points "because it looks more like an 'original' paint job" {even though it isn't one}, I consider it sad day for restoration buffs. Just my 2 cents...

vettes4evr

My 72 is a repaint from a few years ago... and the stripes are TAPE!

PRNDL

forget about judging and points for a moment. If you are trying to restore the car to make it look the way it did when it left the factory, if you are going for historical accuracy, then there are parts that you will have to make a little crappy! That's how they were made. On the other hand, if you want to make your car look perfect that's fine with me. It's not a sad day at all, it's just doing what you want to do.

Muddywaters

I striped mine perfectly...wished I hadn't Oh well, I'll fix it when I re-shoot to lacqure, Muddy

Rowdy Rat

Mark,

Simple concept, but it is always the correct solution... Build the car that will make you happy, not the car that will make others happy.

Regards,

Stan Falenski

R1234

Here's a shot of my old 72's stripes. I used the stencils and stripes template. I also slightly misaligned the pieces.

garage-ghost

Mike...Take a closer look. You're starting to show your age again. You might want to get those glasses adjusted again.