Im getting ready to start the resto of my 69 coupe. I am going to have to replace the birdcage. Once it all goes back together the rest of the body needs lots of TLC to get it ready for paint. Can anyone recommend a good book to guide me thru the disassembly and reassembly that also has good information on prepping the car for paint. I see many choices in the catalogs but its hard to pick one without seeing it in hand.

Thanks for helping,
Jeff

 

I Dont Know Of Any But I Wish Someone Would Know And Tell Us As I Could Use One Myself !

 

I really want a book that does the same, as I plan to completley take my car apart.

 

Post pics for sure. Should be interesting to see.

 

I love reading any corvette restoration book out there.

I have the following:
How to Restore and Modify Your Corvette 1968-1982 by Richard Newton
--Good book if interested in making your Corvette fit your personality, i.e. driver vs racer. This book will become dated, because it points out many after market companies for upgrades, still it gives a start point and concept for overhaul.

Chevrolet Corvette Restoration Guide by Lindsay Porter
--Tons of pictures and sequential step-by-step. I thought it was very thourough. It will give you a scope perspective for the work you need to do. Not much on electrical systems though.

Chevrolet Corvette 1968 Thru 1982: All V8 Models (Haynes Automotive Repair Manual Series) by J. Haynes
--If you've seen one Haynes book you've seen them all, pretty thourough on the mechanical stuff, but not thourough on the Corvette intricacies.

Corvette Performance Projects 1968-1982 by Tom Benford
--31 repair/upgrade projects, good for a shadetree mechanic, but not at all enough material for a resto project.

Mid-America's Assembly Instruction Manual
--pure assembly diagrams, no narrative on trouble spots to restoration tips. Good to have as a reference to fill in the gaps the books leave.

I'd be remiss not to say that the forum is my best source of info. Ask even the simplest question: don't be intimidated to ask, most forum members don't want to show off their Vette knowledge, they just want to help others.

 

Frankly those listed miss the mark for a 69...you want Bizzoco's "1969 Stingray Guidebook." It's thicker than each of those listed and it concentrates essentially on the 69 model with technical detail you'll be hard pressed to find in other books.