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Old 12-30-2008, 08:43 AM
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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions or experiences they would like to share with the community about restoration/shop/tech/etc. manuals for 2nd Gen Camaros. The only one I have is the Haynes manual but I just started. I would give it a 6/10 because it does a crappy job going into detail on everything that I have needed thus far.

Does anyone have any recommendations or negative reviews for any other Camaro manuals? Also, has anyone bought an "Assembly Manual" from ebay? If so, is it worth it? It looks something like this...


 
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Old 12-30-2008, 04:00 PM
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I bought the Factory Assembly Manual and the Chassis Service Manual for my '69. Both were pretty useful.
 
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Old 12-30-2008, 04:10 PM
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I've got the factory assy manual, body manual, etc. One of the best items I've picked up is a wiring diagram from Classic Industries. It's a color coded, two sided and laminated. Most important...it's super easy to read and understand.
 
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Old 01-08-2009, 09:52 PM
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Thank you both. I have ordered the laminated wiring diagram and right now I am ordering the Camaro Restoration Handbook.


 
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Old 01-08-2009, 10:27 PM
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Good luck; keep us posted on your progress.
 
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Old 01-08-2009, 10:59 PM
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I have an assembly manual for my 69, it has helped.. I think haynes is garbage, if you can fine an old chiltons it is better.
 
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Old 01-09-2009, 04:09 AM
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I agree, Haynes never has what you're looking for and it doesn't have good writing. [sm=boosign.gif]
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:29 PM
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the camaro restoration handbook is pretty good, but I still run into things i want more details of. Google has a pretty good online preview of it, gives you a pretty good idea what you're getting.
http://books.google.com/books?id=jEJ...result#PPP1,M1
 
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Old 01-12-2009, 11:49 PM
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ORIGINAL: brnyrdanimal

the camaro restoration handbook is pretty good, but I still run into things i want more details of. Google has a pretty good online preview of it, gives you a pretty good idea what you're getting.
http://books.google.com/books?id=jEJ...result#PPP1,M1
Yeah, that was the preview that convinced me to purchase the book. Just now when I went to the preview link you gave I got a quick tip. I am going to buy the stainless steel coating for my exhaust manifold that I will be taking down this week.
 
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