Factory assembly manual - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

truckresq · 09-06-2003, 12:13 AM

Does anybody have any comments on the uses of this book? Is it a much needed tool or is there something else?

If its a must, I will be putting a posting on the parts board looking for one. Half priced used I hope...LOL

palallin · 09-06-2003, 12:45 AM

For us guys interested in stock or nearly so, I think it's necessary. For those who want to go prostreet or otherwise heavily modify, it's probably mostly a curiosity.

**68 Stepside** · 09-06-2003, 02:10 AM

Or a "fetish" more than curiosity palallin...LOL My truck will be nowhere near stock when I finish it, but I'm still always looking for GM literature...it's kinda like those guys that have a tow hook "fetish", or hubcaps, or glovebox doors...lol

bpmcgee · 09-06-2003, 02:43 AM

I've found it handy for trying to put something back together that you've never seen right. Like the throttle linkage on my truck, or the sway bar.

Even if you're going pro-street, I imagine it's nice sometimes to see exactly how things should have been assembled.

Brian

Patch · 09-06-2003, 02:48 AM

I used it to cut truck doors for my Blazer...VERY helpful.....has useful info on where to put emblems on new panels too...I recommend it for all 67-72 owners!

Edmond · 09-06-2003, 03:27 AM

I have found the book very handy after I got my truck back from the paintshop, and putting it all back together again.
The only downside to the book is there is no index.
None of the pages, apart from a few from '72 have no page number, so expect to do a lot of browsing to the pages.

Cya,
Edmond

chevy_fatman · 09-06-2003, 09:45 AM

I bought a new one at Carlisle for 32 bucks then a couple of months later I bought a truck and the guy gave me a used one, I don't need it, sell it to you for 20 bucks.

zyggy72 · 09-06-2003, 09:55 AM

It is a very handy book to have especially if your on this message board all the time. The book has a lot of answers to many of the questions posted on this message board.

cdowns · 09-06-2003, 10:23 AM

i find it very helpfull especially as far as vaccume lines and wire routing

chucks70 · 09-06-2003, 10:28 AM

OK, if you get one does it have to be year specific? I would assume so since badge placement, carb. linkages etc. changed over the years. Or are most of the specs. and such the same year to year.

zyggy72 · 09-06-2003, 10:37 AM

The assembly manual covers 67-72 trucks, blazers, burbs, and large (heavy) trucks. The different years are sort of split up into different sections.

*Shane* · 09-06-2003, 11:12 AM

Quote:

I bought a new one at Carlisle for 32 bucks then a couple of months later I bought a truck and the guy gave me a used one, I don't need it, sell it to you for 20 bucks.

PM sent

chevy_fatman · 09-06-2003, 12:28 PM

truckresq and Shane, pm's back at you.

BTW the manual I'm selling is the used one, if still interested let me know.

Thanks. Paul.

truckresq · 09-27-2003, 07:02 PM

chevy_fatman..... Got the book in the mail today ...... THANKS!!!
What a guy. John

chevy_fatman · 09-27-2003, 08:40 PM

All right!!

, let me know when you finish reading it all

oldtrucknut · 09-28-2003, 01:29 PM

That book is by far, worth the money. I used it a lot on my frame-up rebuild, and I did not go anywhere close to stock. It's especially helpful if you have a 5 year project like me, because you forget where things go in that time span.

Locutus · 09-28-2003, 02:26 PM

How would you guys like the factory manual on CD. Organized and indexed. You would be able to quickly search and print pages as needed? Since my primary function in life is a computer geek this is easily accomplished by me but I need to hook up with someone who has one(one for each year that is created).

Mike

oldtrucknut · 09-28-2003, 02:37 PM

Wow, a CD would be awesome! Damn good idea! I would be interested in one if you ever produce them.

Edmond · 09-28-2003, 04:16 PM

Great idea!!
I would buy one!!

Cya,
Edmond

TODDS 72 · 09-28-2003, 05:01 PM

i would buy one to,when do you think this would be?

Locutus · 09-28-2003, 05:48 PM

Well it would depend on a number of factors. How willing someone is to share their manuals, the quality of the manuals that I get to use, how many pages there are? How many different manuals there are. I am assuming there is one for each year. Now would be the time to hash all that out. So lets start with how many years there are? How many pages on avg? How is it bound(glued pages or in a binder?) Of course the years that would be available first would depend on what manuals I get first. Anyone that is willing to share their manuals will of course get a free copy of every year CD I make. The last thing I will have to deal with is the copyright holder. We will have to work out an agreement. If all goes well I could see the first manual I do being released in about 30-45 days. First one will take the longest, the later ones would benifit from having most of the layouts done with the first one. Cost wise is very hard to determine just yet, but I will have a better idea once I know some of the other variables.

Sammy · 09-28-2003, 07:41 PM

GMC PAUL already has factory Service & overhaul manual on CD-Rom for $49.95 year specfic. check his web site.

09-06-2003, 12:13 AM	#1
truckresq Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sac Valley Posts: 178	Factory assembly manual Does anybody have any comments on the uses of this book? Is it a much needed tool or is there something else? If its a must, I will be putting a posting on the parts board looking for one. Half priced used I hope...LOL __________________ John Sacramento Area 1969 C10 Fleetside

09-06-2003, 12:45 AM	#2
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,238	For us guys interested in stock or nearly so, I think it's necessary. For those who want to go prostreet or otherwise heavily modify, it's probably mostly a curiosity. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

09-06-2003, 02:10 AM	#3
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,690	Or a "fetish" more than curiosity palallin...LOL My truck will be nowhere near stock when I finish it, but I'm still always looking for GM literature...it's kinda like those guys that have a tow hook "fetish", or hubcaps, or glovebox doors...lol __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

09-06-2003, 02:48 AM	#5
Patch Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Posts: 709	It's da goods! I used it to cut truck doors for my Blazer...VERY helpful.....has useful info on where to put emblems on new panels too...I recommend it for all 67-72 owners! __________________ Patch

09-06-2003, 03:27 AM	#6
Edmond Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,063	I have found the book very handy after I got my truck back from the paintshop, and putting it all back together again. The only downside to the book is there is no index. None of the pages, apart from a few from '72 have no page number, so expect to do a lot of browsing to the pages. Cya, Edmond __________________ 1971 Chevy C/20 Longhorn, 350/TH400, Edelbrock Performer, IMPCO 425 LPG Carb 1974 Chevy Camaro Z28 (Original) ------------------------- The Netherlands

09-06-2003, 02:43 AM	#4
bpmcgee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 2,181	I've found it handy for trying to put something back together that you've never seen right. Like the throttle linkage on my truck, or the sway bar. Even if you're going pro-street, I imagine it's nice sometimes to see exactly how things should have been assembled. Brian

09-06-2003, 09:45 AM	#7
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,620	I bought a new one at Carlisle for 32 bucks then a couple of months later I bought a truck and the guy gave me a used one, I don't need it, sell it to you for 20 bucks. __________________ Paul How do you make the invisible, visible?.........You take it away.

09-06-2003, 09:55 AM	#8
zyggy72 Can't kick the addiction! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Riverton, CT 06065 Posts: 402	It is a very handy book to have especially if your on this message board all the time. The book has a lot of answers to many of the questions posted on this message board.

09-06-2003, 10:23 AM	#9
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	i find it very helpfull especially as far as vaccume lines and wire routing __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-06-2003, 10:28 AM	#10
chucks70 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cadiz, OH Posts: 628	assembly manual OK, if you get one does it have to be year specific? I would assume so since badge placement, carb. linkages etc. changed over the years. Or are most of the specs. and such the same year to year. __________________ 68 1 ton dually 292, 2001 Sebring, 2004 Trailblazer, 11 Camaro Convertible.

09-06-2003, 10:37 AM	#11
zyggy72 Can't kick the addiction! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Riverton, CT 06065 Posts: 402	The assembly manual covers 67-72 trucks, blazers, burbs, and large (heavy) trucks. The different years are sort of split up into different sections.

09-06-2003, 12:28 PM	#13
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,620	truckresq and Shane, pm's back at you. BTW the manual I'm selling is the used one, if still interested let me know. Thanks. Paul. __________________ Paul How do you make the invisible, visible?.........You take it away.

09-27-2003, 07:02 PM	#14
truckresq Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sac Valley Posts: 178	chevy_fatman..... Got the book in the mail today ...... THANKS!!! What a guy. John __________________ John Sacramento Area 1969 C10 Fleetside

09-27-2003, 08:40 PM	#15
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,620	All right!! , let me know when you finish reading it all

09-28-2003, 01:29 PM	#16
oldtrucknut 67-72 truck surgeon Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 155	That book is by far, worth the money. I used it a lot on my frame-up rebuild, and I did not go anywhere close to stock. It's especially helpful if you have a 5 year project like me, because you forget where things go in that time span. __________________ 1969 Chevy C10 1993 Toyota Camry LE 1999 Ford F250 Super Duty 4x4 diesel 2008 Dodge Charger Super Bee 1953 International R182



Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

09-28-2003, 02:26 PM	#17
Locutus Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Santa Fe, Texas Posts: 249	How would you guys like the factory manual on CD. Organized and indexed. You would be able to quickly search and print pages as needed? Since my primary function in life is a computer geek this is easily accomplished by me but I need to hook up with someone who has one(one for each year that is created). Mike

09-28-2003, 02:37 PM	#18
oldtrucknut 67-72 truck surgeon Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 155	Wow, a CD would be awesome! Damn good idea! I would be interested in one if you ever produce them. __________________ 1969 Chevy C10 1993 Toyota Camry LE 1999 Ford F250 Super Duty 4x4 diesel 2008 Dodge Charger Super Bee 1953 International R182

09-28-2003, 04:16 PM	#19
Edmond Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,063	Great idea!! I would buy one!! Cya, Edmond __________________ 1971 Chevy C/20 Longhorn, 350/TH400, Edelbrock Performer, IMPCO 425 LPG Carb 1974 Chevy Camaro Z28 (Original) ------------------------- The Netherlands

09-28-2003, 05:01 PM	#20
TODDS 72 Not the nightly winner Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CHARLEMONT MA.USA Posts: 763	i would buy one to,when do you think this would be? __________________ 72C10SWB BLUE 350/350 86K10LWB BLUE 5.7 700r4 7.5' fisher plow 93S10XCAB4X4 BLUE 4.3 4L60e 69gmc c10 v8 3 on the tree yellow 72k10 swb 350 3 on the tree green 86k15 swb5.0L 4spd brown

09-28-2003, 05:48 PM	#21
Locutus Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Santa Fe, Texas Posts: 249	Well it would depend on a number of factors. How willing someone is to share their manuals, the quality of the manuals that I get to use, how many pages there are? How many different manuals there are. I am assuming there is one for each year. Now would be the time to hash all that out. So lets start with how many years there are? How many pages on avg? How is it bound(glued pages or in a binder?) Of course the years that would be available first would depend on what manuals I get first. Anyone that is willing to share their manuals will of course get a free copy of every year CD I make. The last thing I will have to deal with is the copyright holder. We will have to work out an agreement. If all goes well I could see the first manual I do being released in about 30-45 days. First one will take the longest, the later ones would benifit from having most of the layouts done with the first one. Cost wise is very hard to determine just yet, but I will have a better idea once I know some of the other variables.

09-28-2003, 07:41 PM	#22
Sammy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bonne Terre, Mo Posts: 3,005	GMC PAUL already has factory Service & overhaul manual on CD-Rom for $49.95 year specfic. check his web site. __________________ '69 Chevy Long Fleet & '71 GMC Short Step & Project "ODD BALL" "You can wash a pig, soak it in most expensive perfume. In the end it is still just a pig." ODD BALL build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478629"

Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.