1981 Corvette Factory Assembly Manual ???
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1981 Corvette Factory Assembly Manual ???
Are the factory assembly manuals as good as they sound. I have never seen one. Are they worth buying?
Where is the best place to get one??
1981 Corvette Factory Assembly Manual
Where is the best place to get one??
1981 Corvette Factory Assembly Manual
Drifting
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From: Celeste Texas
The two most important books you can buy are the assembly manual and the NCRS manual. Together they tell you what the parts look like and where they go. Chilton is a great prop for your assembly manual. Use the haynes one to stand on so you reach a little farther over the top.
Bill
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Originally Posted by texaswilkins
The two most important books you can buy are the assembly manual and the NCRS manual. Together they tell you what the parts look like and where they go. Chilton is a great prop for your assembly manual. Use the haynes one to stand on so you reach a little farther over the top.
Bill
Bill
i think that Bill is exaggerating a little. The Assembly manual is probably the best of the bunch, but not the be all and end all. This and the NCRS will tell you where the parts go, Chilton and Haynes will tell you how. The big weakness of the Chilton and Haynes (or Clymer for that matter) are that they are for all C3's and tend to be very non-specific and sometimes misleading. The assembly manual is year specific. It's also not very user friendly.
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If you're going to be working on a C3 get the assembly manual. I also use the GM shop manual (for the specific year) as well as a Chilton's and others. Knowing what you're doing, where the parts are and how it's supposed to go back together can be the difference between satisfaction and frustration.
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Originally Posted by 82Vette'ster
If you're going to be working on a C3 get the assembly manual. I also use the GM shop manual (for the specific year) as well as a Chilton's and others. Knowing what you're doing, where the parts are and how it's supposed to go back together can be the difference between satisfaction and frustration.
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From: The Armpit of Illinois Platato says..... "Sometimes your the windshield & sometimes your the bug".
St. Jude Donor '05
The three must have books are....
GM Service Manual
Assembly Manual
NCRS Technical Information Manual & Judging Guide
If you purchase the above books and belong to this forum, you've covered all your basis
STW!
Platato
GM Service Manual
Assembly Manual
NCRS Technical Information Manual & Judging Guide
If you purchase the above books and belong to this forum, you've covered all your basis
STW!
Platato
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From: Phoenix AZ
The GM dealer may not have any of the manuals. They have discontinued a lot of stuff, and I thought the maunal was one of them. I think I got mine (reprint) through Ecklers, but you can probably get it cheaper elsewhere.
