Corvette, 1963-83 (Chilton's Repair & Tune-Up Guides) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Chilton's Repair & Tune-Up Guides | Publication Date: August 1, 1986

Total Car Care is the most complete, step-by-step automotive repair manual you'll ever use. All repair procedures are supported by detailed specifications, exploded views, and photographs. From the simplest repair procedure to the most complex, trust Chilton's Total Car Care to give you everything you need to do the job. Save time and money by doing it yourself, with the confidence only a Chilton Repair Manual can provide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (August 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801976812
• ISBN-13: 978-0801976810
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #921,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible screw-up from a respected company..., November 26, 2011

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This review is from: Corvette, 1963-83 (Chilton's Repair & Tune-Up Guides) (Paperback)

Okay, so the book clearly states that this is for 1963-83 Corvettes...inside, you'll find dozens of photos and specs most prominently featured for, yep, 1984 Corvettes. The tip-off that this book is BAD is that there was no 1983 Corvette...unless you happen to count the 44 units that were never released to the public with a "1983 VIN."

Anybody interested in a C2 or C3 "repair manual," will be well-advised to keep looking. Perhaps try the Haynes versions, which are readily available on Amazon [...].

I bought this book because I received a C3 car in several boxes, mostly without bolts and definitely taken apart with apparent randomness. This is a situation where photos can really help. However, many if not most of the pertinent photos are (supposedly) of a 1984 C4. I couldn't find a single section that didn't have a 1984 photo and/or detailed description.

To its credit, there are a good number of photos and descriptions related to the "correct" model years, but they seem to take a back-seat to the 1984. Something else that is annoying? Sometimes metric values are featured before imperial values in things like torque figures. While I realize that the metric system is becoming increasingly more standard in the USA (and likely it should), we don't fix up "old cars" in the USA on the metric system. Obviously, this statement has a shelf-life and this particular book's shelf-life was far past its "born on date" before it ever hit the street.

I'd say that its best use is as a dampener for hammering bearing dirt covers back on without resorting to going to the toolbox for a rubber mallet. At least, it does that effectively. As always, your mileage may vary...