Gas strap isolation pad question 68 Firebird

[rawpowr428]

Ok looking at a 68 Service manual it looks like the isolation pad goes around the front mount location. Is this correct? I bought a partial resto from my brother who has since passed away.
I was not around when he disassembled the car and have limited experience on first gen f-bodies.
Thanks, Rick

[grenade inspector]

I recently dropped the tank on my 67 and the isolation strip just ran the length of the top of the tank.

[rawpowr428]

Tom, for the straps on the bottom of the tank, at the front mounting point did the isolation pad wrap around the mounting bracket were the strap is screwed together?

[grenade inspector]

not sure off the top of my head, there are to many cobwebs in there. I'm on the way over to my shop, I'll take a look and let you know.

[grenade inspector]

just went and looked again, I didn't have any isolation straps on the bottom or around the front/back, the rust marks are there to prove it lol. Perhaps they changed it for '68 or i need to find some missing parts... Sorry I couldn't give you a better answer.

[rawpowr428]

Tom, I do not belive they had them, talked to another guy up the road that has a 68 unmolested and it did not have them. Thx for your time.

[grenade inspector]

no problem, you don't have a build thread going do you? Its always good to see nice first gen birds coming back to life.

[rawpowr428]

Tom, no I don't as of yet. May get a chance this weekend to take some pics n upload them.