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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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Default Which books do you recommend?

Here's some I think look good, but would like to see what the overall consensus is.
Here's some I was thinking of getting:
Corvette Body Repair giude
How to Restore and Modify your Corvette 1968-1982
Corvette 1968-1982 Restoration Guide

I have:
Corvette by the numbers
Chassis service manual
Haynes Repair manual
AIM
Owners manual (reprint)
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They're all good and you won't go wrong with any or all. You may find some inconsistencies on some points between them on authenticity, but hey, these are Corvettes and the factory did some strange things at times.
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Originally Posted by GD70
Here's some I think look good, but would like to see what the overall consensus is.
Here's some I was thinking of getting:
Corvette Body Repair giude- Only if you are doing body repair
How to Restore and Modify your Corvette 1968-1982 NO
Corvette 1968-1982 Restoration Guide- YES if trying to restore to orig specs

I have:
Corvette by the numbers-
Chassis service manual-
Haynes Repair manual- AIM- Owners manual (reprint)
Thanks guys.
My recommendation are in RED
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