1969 Assembly Manual
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1969 Assembly Manual
I'd like to buy a 1969 Assembly Manual to keep as a reference.
I'm finding them all over the inter-web at various prices.
They all seem to claim that they are copies of the original and some of the copy is not great.
Which is the best to buy or are they all the same?
Thanks
Tony
I'm finding them all over the inter-web at various prices.
They all seem to claim that they are copies of the original and some of the copy is not great.
Which is the best to buy or are they all the same?
Thanks
Tony
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Hi Tony,
I'm using a 69 AIM from Willcox.
It's really quite a good copy.
I'd check with them to see if they still have hard copies of the same quality to sell.
Regards,
Alan
You might also consider a 69 Chassis Service Manual too. It's good to have on hand.
I'm using a 69 AIM from Willcox.
It's really quite a good copy.
I'd check with them to see if they still have hard copies of the same quality to sell.
Regards,
Alan
You might also consider a 69 Chassis Service Manual too. It's good to have on hand.
Last edited by Alan 71; Dec 13, 2017 at 07:03 AM.
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I can't complain about the print quality of my AIMs. Most of them are good, but probably none of them are perfect. By far, the worst copy quality of the AIMs I have is for the 82 model year.
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I would recommend the one from Willcox. They are searchable PDFs if you go that route, not sure about their hard copies (I would assume they literally just print the PDF and bind it).
They are cheap, and they are the ones who sell to a lot of the other vendors.
They are cheap, and they are the ones who sell to a lot of the other vendors.
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Thanks for the replies.
Maybe I will get the CD version from Wilcox and print it out.
OR
Maybe I'll look for a used older production copy on eBay.
If it's old it may be less likely to be a copy of a copy.
Maybe I will get the CD version from Wilcox and print it out.
OR
Maybe I'll look for a used older production copy on eBay.
If it's old it may be less likely to be a copy of a copy.
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Food For Thought: a hard copy paper AIM is $30 or so and punched to fit a three ring binder. By the time you buy paper, printer ink/toner, and consider your time sending CD screens to your printer, you'll be out more than $30.
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I purchased the CD version. I can print out a page if I need it and you can also expand the page on your computer to view any small detail that might not be very clear in normal size print. I also found that the paper version of the 1969 Chassis Service Manual is more valuable to me than the AIM. It has a wealth of information in it from repair instructions to specifications for just about everything on your car. Mine has seen a lot of use!
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Thanks all.
The question was which paper copy is the best quality, not CD vs. Paper.
I don't even own a computer with a CD anymore.
I will probably get the CD though and have one of my friends with an antiquated computer put it on a USB drive for use on my computer and print a copy for the garage.
Seems like all versions available are pulling from the same crappy original copy.
Thanks again for the input.
The question was which paper copy is the best quality, not CD vs. Paper.
I don't even own a computer with a CD anymore.
I will probably get the CD though and have one of my friends with an antiquated computer put it on a USB drive for use on my computer and print a copy for the garage.
Seems like all versions available are pulling from the same crappy original copy.
Thanks again for the input.
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my '70 is 236 megabyte in pdf format.. i copied it to my hard drive, easy to peruse.... I don't know if it is copyrighted or not.. so is it shareable? its a gm document that all the parts houses distribute. many of the words are indexed so therefor searchable.
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Some are cleaner than others too, The 61 manual sucks, but we cleaned up pages where we could and actually inserted pages from the 62 manual where the pages were not so clear. The 1970 manual is awesome, as are most the early c3 manuals.
Tell you what... email me at service@willcoxcorvette.com and I'll send you a Christmas copy for free...
Tis the season.Willcox
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...email me at service@willcoxcorvette.com and I'll send you a Christmas copy for free...