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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 08:18 AM
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Is there anyone here familiar with GM's assembly procedures for assembling the bodies on C5 C6 Corvettes? What I am looking for is a written technical guide on how the cars are final assembled. I know several folks here were involved at many levels of engineering and assembly of these cars. Even better would be a technical guide from GM detailing the disassembly process for all body panels in the event of a factory repaint.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated!
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The Helms (Factory) service manual gives extreme detail on assembly/dis-assembly of body parts. Page after page after page. Even has torque specs for the fasteners.
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The Helms (Factory) service manual gives extreme detail on assembly/dis-assembly of body parts. Page after page after page. Even has torque specs for the fasteners.
Thanks that will be a good place to start.
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Lot of free info from Goodwrench, try this:

http://www.goodwrench.com/gmgoodwren...model=Corvette
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Originally Posted by DennyBlueC6
Lot of free info from Goodwrench, try this:

http://www.goodwrench.com/gmgoodwren...model=Corvette
Thanks, that is exactly what I was thinking of.
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Originally Posted by DennyBlueC6
Lot of free info from Goodwrench, try this:

http://www.goodwrench.com/gmgoodwren...model=Corvette
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