cgarcer

In my research before I started working on my car, I kept reading that it's a good idea to bag and label nuts and bolts as they are removed. Seems obvious enough. I started putting the bolts in a bag and label with a description such as "front bumper".
I thought of something today that should make it even easier come time to put things together, and I haven't seen it suggested before. As I work on a section, I refer to the assembly manual. I bag the hardware and label it with the corresponding assembly name and page number. I just thought I would offer up this idea to anyone getting started with a restoration.

kanvasman

I also find it good to take some pix with the phone, print them out and keep with the bag, or in my notebook. It's going to be a long time before they get put back together, and while it seems OBVIOUS now, it might not be so later on.

RickyBerg

That is how i did it.

I took pictures of each set of bolts removed where one bolt head was visible and i also placed a meter showing the length of the bolt(s) in the picture.

After that a bucket with mixed bolts was delivered for anodizing.

Easy enough to dig out the correct bolts with the info from the pictures.

But when i now already have all bolts anodized and removing thins from the car i using the zip-lock bag theory and write the bolts location with a permanent marker on the bag witch makes life very easy when re-assembling.

kdf1986

thanks for the additional tip. I use my digital camera to photos of the assembly before I begin disassembling it. Sometimes in the middle of dissassembly I will take a couple of more. Its helpful to have a photo to see where wires, brackets and bolts go after months of working on the same area.

kdf

Zoomin

Use a lot of smaller bags and put less in them - this allows you to more accurately label them.

Denpo

I never hesitated to put notes in my AIM (it's a bad quality photocopy anyway).
Number your bags and write the number where the bolt are pictured on the AIM pages.

Alan 71

Hi,
I put the location, description, and AIM page item#s on the label.
I worked at getting bolts back in the same location if head marks varied.
Here's an example with the same bolts but different head marks on the right and left side.
The o.k. in the corner means they've been cleaned and re-plated and are ready to be used.
It's a bit of work but make assembly a pleasure!
Regards,
Alan

LeMans Pete

I push the fasteners through cardboard and then label it with a number in the AIM. Keeps them individualized.

Paul L

Good tip!

cgarcer

All good tips.

Alan 71

Hi Pete,
Very nice system.
I like the way you've drawn in the 'ghost fasteners' where the draftsman didn't. That's always bothered me.
Well Done!
Regards,
Alan

LeMans Pete

Thanks Paul and Alan

PeteL46

I also added the head logo in the AIM next to the corresponding bolts. It helped in sorting once they came back from plating.