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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (3/13)
 4/22/17 1:59pm
new77guy
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I bought the Corvette America version of the CHEVY assembly-line manual. Its huge, haven't seen it in a while, are the proper bold sizes in there?

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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (4/13)
 4/22/17 8:26pm
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The assembly manual will give you the GM part number for the correct nuts and bolts and screws; but I don't know how to find out what the sizes are.

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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (5/13)
 5/1/17 3:55am
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I have found my manual at last!

I will look into it tomorrow later when I have a chance. Perhaps ecklers could help?


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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (6/13)
 5/1/17 3:58am
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I have found my manual at last!

I will look into it tomorrow later when I have a chance. Perhaps ecklers could help?


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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (7/13)
 5/18/17 11:32am
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So, Ecklers was ZERO help. So was Corvette America. The book has NO bolt sizes. Most diagrams DO NOT have GM part numbers. It just has an arrow and a letter. The letter on the sheet just says Bolt. Sometimes it will give a torque spec, but thats it.

Bowtie Overdrives (the company that supplied my transmission) supplied some bolts still in question.
I got the bell housing bolts, inspection cover bolts, flexplate bolts, Torque Converter Bolts, and Transmission Mount Bolts. The Cross-member is still installed in the car. I have all the bolts that enter the frame on the sides of the member. However, I am told I am missing the horizontal bolt? Where does that go? Does anyone have a picture? What size is it?

Thank you again

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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (8/13)
 5/18/17 10:23pm
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Louis, the "horizontal" bolts are on the sides of the frame, on the inside edge.Same size bolts as the ones you have holding it in from the bottom of the frame. There are two bolts from the bottom(on each side), and two that come in from the center of the car to the frame, so four bolts total per side on the crossmember.



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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (9/13)
 5/19/17 3:14pm
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Adams' Apple said: Louis, the "horizontal" bolts are on the sides of the frame, on the inside edge.Same size bolts as the ones you have holding it in from the bottom of the frame. There are two bolts from the bottom(on each side), and two that come in from the center of the car to the frame, so four bolts total per side on the crossmember.


Hey Joel,
Thanks for your help. Looking at the picture you attached vs the pictures that I uploaded; I believe I have those bolts attached. I believe the bolts are still there. I will double check.



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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (10/13)
 5/20/17 12:01am
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Check with Paragon. I believe they sell hardware ķits for each assembly. 

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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (11/13)
 5/21/17 5:59pm
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I purchased the parts and illustration catalog from kijij.  It has diagrams on how to assemble, part numbers etc. etc. etc. wouldn't be without it has absolutely everything in it.  would put a picture on here for you but I have never been able to get my pictures to come up on this site.
If I had you email or number i could take a picture with my phone and send it to you



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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (12/13)
 5/21/17 7:06pm
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Before they went to the computer version, my parts guy would save them for me. Each issue would sometimes have different pictures. Really came in handy when I was putting the factory A/C in and rebuilding a '65 Rochester fuel injection unit.  

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Re: Hardware ISSUES!! (13/13)
 5/24/17 2:07pm
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Luckily after some research, I have all the bolts for the cross member, and I was able to purchase all of the bolts for the trans install. Now I just have to check maybe with paragon about the a/c and interior and fuel tank

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