[richiecat4223]

I want to buy a factory assembly instruction manual for my 69.
How is the the quality of the reprint manual?
I found two on Amazon, one for $35 and the other for $43. I'm guessing it's the same manual, only a different price.

 

[DUKE 69]

Sadly, so many of the manuals are re-prints of re-prints and thus the quality may be suspect. I have had mine for probably 30 yrs. now and even back then, some pages were better than others. I guess I would go with the cheapest one because as you say, it's probably the same one. Good luck!

 

[rotinrob]

I bought 2 for my 71. One of them is bound and the other is loose leaf. I like the loose leaf one because I can make copies of the pages and write teardown notes on them when I am working on that part of the car. I store these copies with the parts for reference when I go to reassembly. Using copies in the garage will also keep the originals clean. I buy 2 because they are one of the cheapest things I buy when restoring a car and I have one in the house for study when I'm not in the shop.

rotin

 

[Freddy Mercado]

The quality of the Assembly manuals is not perfect, but works.

 

[oldcutlass]

Try and find an original.

 

[keithb]

Try and find an original.

original from where? from one of the seven assembly plants? they are copies made from copies, etc

 

[Rex H. Morley]

Some of the larger swap meets have book sellers, I've bought a few good books that way, some originals too. My 70 Chevelle's I bought in 1973, across the GM parts counter, disappeared one day, and I replaced it at a swap meet in Hershey in 1989. I have picked up many factories auto books, some go back to the 30; s.

 

[richiecat4223]

Try and find an original.

Like finding a needle in a haystack.

 

[richiecat4223]

I bought 2 for my 71. One of them is bound and the other is loose leaf. I like the loose leaf one because I can make copies of the pages and write teardown notes on them when I am working on that part of the car. I store these copies with the parts for reference when I go to reassembly. Using copies in the garage will also keep the originals clean. I buy 2 because they are one of the cheapest things I buy when restoring a car and I have one in the house for study when I'm not in the shop.

rotin

Where did you find the loose leaf one?

 

[Bob Tiley]

I bought my original Chassis Service manual and Fisher Body manual on E-bay for about $30ea last year.

The reprints of the assembly manual is OK since there is not a lot of detail in them. The other 2 manuals have a lot of photos and the originals are much better.

 

[69SS454]

My 69 assembly manual copy is so bad that it is almost useless. I hope you can find a good one.

 

[oldcutlass]

1969 CHEVY CORVETTE CHEVELLE CAMARO EL CAMINO IMPALA FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS | eBay

 

[richiecat4223]

My 69 assembly manual copy is so bad that it is almost useless. I hope you can find a good one.

Just bought one from Amazon. I hope it's fairly good.

 

[richiecat4223]

1969 CHEVY CORVETTE CHEVELLE CAMARO EL CAMINO IMPALA FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS | eBay

Thanks for looking.I bought a manual and rolled the dice on it.

 

[mrpaticular]

swap meets
I have found one for every car I have.
I currently have 8 years of the 3800 engine.

 

[richiecat4223]

swap meets
I have found one for every car I have.
I currently have 8 years of the 3800 engine.

No swap meets on Long Island for years.

 

[obseSSed]

I was lucky enough a local dealership was going out of business in the 80's and I stopped and asked if they had anything like that. Sure enough they did and the owner was more than happy to give it to me. Helped that I knew him. I've also seen that at swap meets.....but few and far between...sometimes at those big flea markets in Fla.

 

[richiecat4223]

I was lucky enough a local dealership was going out of business in the 80's and I stopped and asked if they had anything like that. Sure enough they did and the owner was more than happy to give it to me. Helped that I knew him. I've also seen that at swap meets.....but few and far between...sometimes at those big flea markets in Fla.

There was a Chevy dealer by me in the 80"s that was going out. The parts dept. was free to walk in and take things. Had I only known back then.

 

[Bob Tiley]

No swap meets

on Long Island for years.

Have you been to these? And Carlisle is not that far and one of the biggest.

 

[richiecat4223]

Have you been to these? And Carlisle is not that far and one of the biggest.

I have not come across this flyer in years. They use to be in 7-11's.
Thanks for showing this.