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Yeah, I'm still out here, and still have my '68 vert. I've been building a brand-X '55 short bed truck for a few years. It could have had a Pontiac V8 from the factory but it didn't, so you should be able to figure out what brand it is!

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Are the initials GMC?..lol

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Actually, it's a Chevy. I was mistaken in thinking the 287 came in the Chevy. That was the 265 mouse motor. My bad. Here's a picture of the chassis. The chassis is truck. Everything else is Heinz 57...
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Wow.. impressive work!

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Thanks, Greg. Now if I could just get it done...

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Dumb question, but is the 1969 Assembly manual the manual that I need for my '68 or is there a 1968 specific assembly manual?

Where is a good place to get one of these assembly manuals. I went through ebay and google and came up short.

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Dumb question, but is the 1969 Assembly manual the manual that I need for my '68 or is there a 1968 specific assembly manual?

Where is a good place to get one of these assembly manuals. I went through ebay and google and came up short.

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Smart question, actually. I don't believe Millenium ever produced the '68 GTO Assembly Manual. I have the '69 version on my shelf that I used for my '68 restoration. Ames / PY sells the mediocre version (p/n W269B) for $19, and the "better" version (P/N W269F) for $55. If you actually want to read it, I'd suggest the better one, but maybe a call to them will help you make your decision.

My index matches the '69 version.

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The '68 assembly manual is not available from any known source. The '69 is as close as you'll get. On the plus side, there are a number of pages in the '69 manual that actually show the '68 in the drawings.

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Smart question, actually. I don't believe Millenium ever produced the '68 GTO Assembly Manual. I have the '69 version on my shelf that I used for my '68 restoration. Ames / PY sells the mediocre version (p/n W269B) for $19, and the "better" version (P/N W269F) for $55. If you actually want to read it, I'd suggest the better one, but maybe a call to them will help you make your decision.

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The '68 assembly manual is not available from any known source. The '69 is as close as you'll get. On the plus side, there are a number of pages in the '69 manual that actually show the '68 in the drawings.
Thank you Bob and Greg. Appreciate the info. I will check in with Ames on acquiring one. Thanks again.

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Now that is awesome idea. One of the best things I've seen anyone do in this forum in a long time. Maybe ever! Thanks.
Printing it out right now.
Definitely a BIG THANK YOU, Bob. I got my manual from Ames per your advice and have now printed out your index. What an amazing labor of (Pontiac) love your index is. Greg definitely said it all. Appreciate it!

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Definitely a BIG THANK YOU, Bob. I got my manual from Ames per your advice and have now printed out your index. What an amazing labor of (Pontiac) love your index is. Greg definitely said it all. Appreciate it!
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btw, if you choose to upgrade to the better quality blue page version of the repro assembly manual don't through the older white version out as the blue version is missing many pages. I collated them together, easily 10 percent of the pages were MIA on the new version (plus a bunch of pages in the new version missing from the old as well)

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Good to know North, thanks for the tip.

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btw, if you choose to upgrade to the better quality blue page version of the repro assembly manual don't through the older white version out as the blue version is missing many pages. I collated them together, easily 10 percent of the pages were MIA on the new version (plus a bunch of pages in the new version missing from the old as well)
Well, that's a shame. It's enough of a challenge to find what we need without some of it not being there anymore!

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They are probably from different sources so each original source may be incomplete and so few (if any) originals still exist

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