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Old Nov 20, 2020 | 07:59 AM
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When I was building my 71 I just had an assembly manual. For my 69 I see on Corvette central an assembly manual and a shop manual.

Should I buy both?

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Wouldn't hurt.
Congrats on the 69.
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I purchased both on eBay, just saying.
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Yes! And an owners manual, too.

OEM manuals are likely to have better image quality. CD versions are handy for printing out individual pages, or using a laptop when you work on the car.
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I ordered the shop, assembly, wiring manuals and the laminated wiring diagram. I still have my fiberglass repair manual, Haynes manual and several corvette restoration books.

I'm ready to start on it as soon as its delivered!
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My wife got me the A.I.M. book for Christmas one year. I like it, but in all honesty, have only used it a few times.

For example: This year I had to install a new, drivers side exterior door handle. Although the AIM helped (somewhat) I find that this forum and YouTube are the best repair manuals around ! ! !
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