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Corvette Body Repair Guide

Be it poor panel fit, seams showing, or even large-scale damage, the fact is most all old Corvettes have had some sort of body problem. Author Ray J. Shiro shares his 32 years of experience in the Corvette body repair business in this set of step-by-step guides for the do-it-yourself enthusiast. Written in “plain language”, these easy-reading Cd’s (with printable documents) cover location of body seams, seam repair, bonding adhesives, panel removal and replacement, complete front or rear assembly and more.

Volume 1 includes: 1963-1967 Corvette front body panel removal & replacement, headlight assembly removal, replacement & adjustment, body seam repair, body panel splicing repair techniques and a body restoration guide. This midyear body repair guide on Cd includes over 165 photos throughout with detailed explanations and 24 illustrations, which will help make your Corvette’s restoration much easier.

Volume 2 includes: 1963-1967 rear Corvette body panel removal & replacement, crack repair, panel splicing, body seam repair and a body restoration guide. This volume includes over 195 photos with detailed explanations and 17 illustrations that will help you repair or replace your C2 Corvette’s rear body panels.

Corvette Body Repair Guide

Volume 3 includes: 1968-1982 Corvette complete front end replacement, door skin replacement, T-top panels, body panel removal and replacement. Over 180 photos with detailed explanations and 24 illustrations are included in this C3 Corvette Body Repair Guide.

Volume 4 includes: 1968-1982 Corvette headlight assembly, headlight adjustments, door jamb replacement, complete rear body replacement, crack repair, body panel splicing and body seam repair. The 170 plus photos and 11 illustrations are sure to help with the restoration of any C3 Corvette.

Volume 5 includes: 1984-1996 C4 Corvette headlight assembly & adjustments, door jamb splice, front bumper assembly, hood replacement, front lower fender, firewall repair, dog leg panel and a body restoration guide. Over 220 photos and 11 illustrations are included to help restore your C4 Corvette’s body to its original form.

Volume 6 includes: 1984-1996 C4 Corvette complete door skin & door removal and replacement, rear quarter panel removal & replacement, top panel removal and a body restoration guide. Volume 6 of the Corvette Body Restoration Guides on Cd includes over 280 photos and 10 illustrations with detailed instructions for a much simpler restoration.

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C4 Body Molding Mount Kits

Replacing C4 Corvette Body Moldings can get very frustrating when trying to match the right hardware to the right parts. The GM body moldings used black 5mm nuts while the reproductions require 10-24 nuts. With many of the GM moldings still available it is necessary to use the correct matching hardware to correctly restore your Corvette’s exterior to factory condition. With some of the factory C4 Corvette body moldings being discontinued the demand for reproduction parts and hardware has quickly risen. Due to the fact that the reproduction body moldings will not install using the factory hardware you must search through the garage or the local auto parts store for the correct size. We have made it easy for C4 Corvette owners who are replacing the body moldings by offering a C4 Corvette Factory Body Molding Hardware Kit and a C4 Corvette Reproduction Body Molding Hardware Kit. Each kit includes 50 correct size nuts used for installing factory C4 body moldings or the reproductions.

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