Jim's 1969 Custom/20

[thirdstreettito]

Great build! Love the writeups! The way build thread should be! Very nice!

[bollybib]

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Great build! Love the writeups! The way build thread should be! Very nice!

Thanks for your post. I get a charge out of it when young enthusiasts like yourself post comments here. Looks like you're having a lot of fun with your machines, too.

[bollybib]

REFERENCE BOOKS (1 OF 2)

These are the published sources of information on the operation, service, and repair of my 69 C20 that I’ve obtained and used for reference. There is much more available, of course, but I think these cover just about everything you need to know to get one up and running again. eBay, amazon, and the Parts Board are all economical sources to obtain them.


1969 Chevrolet Truck Chassis Service Manual, Series 10-60
Contains information on nearly every aspect of truck service and minor repairs.



1969 Chevrolet Truck Chassis Overhaul Manual, Series 10-60
Full blown descriptions and pics on major overhaul items like engines, transmissions and so on.



1969 Chevrolet Truck Owner’s and Driver’s Manual, Series 10-30
This one is an excellent source of information describing how things like locks, lights, heating and A/C, etc., should work.

Chevrolet Truck Parts Catalog for 1946-1972 Series 10 thru 30, September 1972 edition (on CD)
It takes a while to figure out how to use, but every part on your truck can be found in here somewhere. My CD doesn’t have .pdf search capability and I recommend you obtain one with the search feature so you can find stuff easier. I’ve been making up my own table of contents as I go along.



1969 Chevrolet Pickups, chassis-cabs and 4-wheel drives
Chevrolet catalog of light trucks for the 1969 model year. Contains good information on available options and many interesting pics of brand new 1969 trucks.



Haynes Repair Manual, Chevrolet & GMC Pick-ups 1967 thru 1987, 2WD and 4WD
This book covers a lot of years but has some good info and pics not found in the GM manuals

[bollybib]

REFERENCE BOOKS (2 OF 2)


1967-1972 Chev/GMC Truck Factory Assembly Instruction Manual (AIM)
This manual has been heavily edited. The AIM for each of the six years had many pages removed and then all six years were combined into one volume. Important information like part numbers and title blocks have been removed, making the many cross references and tables of contents undecipherable. A true AIM would have all the information intact and be for one year only. I originally bought a brand new AIM and was extremely unhappy with it, so I returned it. I later found a used one that I bought here in the Parts Board for a lot less money.


This is a pic of a typical truck AIM page, title block and part numbers have been obliterated.


For comparison, this is a pic of an AIM page showing a similar system for a 1967 Corvette, title block and part numbers are intact.


I also bought a 1971 Service Manual several months before I bought my truck. I needed something to educate me about the mechanics of these trucks while I was searching for one to buy.

Service Manual 1969………………......…..$.13.94
Overhaul Manual 1969……………….......…..10.95
Owner's Manual 1969………………........……12.95
Truck Parts Catalog……………………..........12.49
Sales Brochure……………………….........…...13.99
Factory AIM (shipping cost to return)…..13.06
Factory AIM (Parts Board)……………........30.95
Service Manual 1971…………….........………15.62
Total…………………………………...............$.123.95