I have had my 72 chevelle for almost a year now and funds are finally available for me to start on the car. I was curious what you guys thought of the shop manual on CD from OPGI.com it is $65 and I dont want to waste any of my budget so I am asking for any input.

My goal for the chevelle is a turbocharged 355 backed by a built 700r4 ran through a 12 bolt with ??? gears and a some kind of posi or locker havent really decided yet. The first step is to get the body and interior done (the things that I dont like doing very much lol). The suspension will most likely be Hotchkis(sp) front and rear. This car will see plenty of road time and a lot of 1/4 mile time :hurray:.

jrj,
Just my opinion .... I like to have a book in front of me that I can leave open on the work bench while I am working on the car. You can also easily flip back and forth from one page to another, hard to do that on the computer. Is your computer in the garage where you will be working on the car ? Give me a printed manual any day.
Just my opinion,

I actually do have a computer in the garage that I keep all my car stuff on so I can keep my wifes computer as clean as possible :D

Computer in the garage or not, the print version will be much more convenient. It's tough to see a monitor if you're flat on your back under the car trying to figure out how the fuel line route. A lot of the knowledge you get from the assembly manual comes from just leafing through it, a hard thing to do with a virtual copy.

Tom

well thanks for the replys I appreciate you guys sharing your experience and thoughts with me :beers:

You could get it on CD and put it on the computer and print out the pages as you need them. That would be better than getting a paper copy and ruining it with dirty hands. Just a thought

My son had a 70 with 725 horse, and he didn't have a lot of money to fix it when it broke. The turbo 400 wouldn't hold up, so he got a tv and mobile stand and a tape on how to rebuild 400's.
If I remember right, it was the second or third 400 he rebuilt, hung in there, even with a couple of trips to the local drag strip ( Kaukauna ).

He could set right there and rebuild it with clear close up pictures, it worked out really good.

Rob