Assembly Manual
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Assembly Manual
I have been searching the internet for hours now and I can't seem to find a place to purchase a Corvette Assembly Manual and download it immediately. All I can find is places that ship either paper manuals or CDs. Does anyone know of a website that offers an immediate download of assembly manuals? As I stated, I am willing to pay for this service. Thanks
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I don't think Sunset was suggesting a FREE one, simply a downloadable one rather than a CD or print version. I'd like to know if there's a downloadable version myself, I've just seen the print or CD versions.
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All that I can say is that we all should be very thankful that Mid America managed to get the AIM copies, so that we can restore our cars correctly. I purchased my 68 copy in the end of 1989, I think. GM might have destroyed them. Lou.
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Sunset, I don't know of any vendor that offers the AIM as a downloaded file. You are correct, paper or CD only. In the business world every document I work with is digital and easy to search and navigate. But I prefer the printed AIM when I'm in the garage wrenching - won't get my iPad greasy and dirty that way.
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Sunset, I don't know of any vendor that offers the AIM as a downloaded file. You are correct, paper or CD only. In the business world every document I work with is digital and easy to search and navigate. But I prefer the printed AIM when I'm in the garage wrenching - won't get my iPad greasy and dirty that way.
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I made the PDF manuals with the embedded text for finding the pages faster... but the files are huge... (the ones other vendors carry). Some people like paper... me included.
Advantages to PDF:
You can zoom in and in most cases the pages are more clear.
I can print the pages I need as I need them, and don't have to worry about tearing one up.
The embedded key words allow for faster searching.
IMHO,
Willcox
Advantages to PDF:
You can zoom in and in most cases the pages are more clear.
I can print the pages I need as I need them, and don't have to worry about tearing one up.
The embedded key words allow for faster searching.
IMHO,
Willcox
Last edited by Willcox Corvette; Oct 8, 2013 at 01:38 PM.
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yes Luddites will poo poo the digital version however I find searching it MUCH faster. I will print what I need and take it out to the car for work.
Get both, like its been said they both have a place.
I keep a digital copy on my Ipad and when I get an idea to work on something I call it up and check things out.
Get both, like its been said they both have a place.
I keep a digital copy on my Ipad and when I get an idea to work on something I call it up and check things out.
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yes Luddites will poo poo the digital version however I find searching it MUCH faster. I will print what I need and take it out to the car for work.
Get both, like its been said they both have a place.
I keep a digital copy on my Ipad and when I get an idea to work on something I call it up and check things out.
Get both, like its been said they both have a place.
I keep a digital copy on my Ipad and when I get an idea to work on something I call it up and check things out.
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You could possibly take your CD to Kinkos etc. and have the duplex printing done there, along with the hole punching/binding you want.
Or you could order the old stand by hard copy AIM with binder. It gets delivered to your door and saves you running all over town to Kinkos.
Last edited by Easy Mike; Nov 8, 2013 at 12:45 PM.
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Wow, how old is your printer, my printer cost $100 and got it 4 years ago and it does duplex 
Even printers that don't, as long as they suck in more than 1 page at a time, you can just print odd pages, take the stack out, flip it over, then print the even pages (though I've printed many a document upside down before buying the dedicated duplex printer 
).
Though yeah, printing it at a shop would be cheaper... though I think you'll find many shops won't (or shouldn't!) print it for you because it would be copyrighted.
Easiest solution is just to buy the printed one from a vendor, it's really not all that expensive if you compare it to the time you'll waste printing it yourself and the money you'll spend on paper and ink to do it.
Even printers that don't, as long as they suck in more than 1 page at a time, you can just print odd pages, take the stack out, flip it over, then print the even pages (though I've printed many a document upside down before buying the dedicated duplex printer ).Though yeah, printing it at a shop would be cheaper... though I think you'll find many shops won't (or shouldn't!) print it for you because it would be copyrighted.
Easiest solution is just to buy the printed one from a vendor, it's really not all that expensive if you compare it to the time you'll waste printing it yourself and the money you'll spend on paper and ink to do it.