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Volume Three   68 thru 82 Front End Repairs & Replacements
Volume Three Printable CD only
Volume Three Printable CD only
Every part you see here (above) is explained in full detail with photos and illustrations on how to remove and replace each part!  You have found the only Corvette body repair guides available that are totally in Step-By-Step format and written in Laymen Terms. Each book and/or CD have many photos and illustrations to simplify each and every step and will make you feel like you have been to a Corvette body repair school. And if you still have a repair problem all you have to do is e-mail ray@glas-ra.com and your problems are over.  You will find over 30 years of experience repairing Corvettes & Fiberglass in each repair guide.
Volume Three is an extension of Volume Four.  Includes in sequence procedures for Fiberglass Corvette Body Crash Repair using Press Molded Parts and Carbon Fiber Repair when combined with their correct adhesives.  It's also needed as a Corvette Body Restoration Guide.
Topics Include:  Removal & Replacement (R&R) of Front Fenders, Hood Surround Panel, Front Fender Skirts, Lower Front Filler Panel 1968 to 1972, Door Skin R&R and Rebuilding T-Top Panels.  Also included are Removing and Fitting Rubber Bumper to body. How to align a problem Hood to a new or existing hood surround.  A section on Front End Conversion from a 1973 and up to a 1982 Corvette.
Also includes location of Factory Front Body Seams, Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber Repair Techniques, Body Panel & Bond Strip Removal Techniques. 

Volume Three Table of Contents

Application of Adhesive, ™Bond Spacers and ™Panel Tape

Something You Should Know About Fiberglass

Cautions, Special Safety Caution Notice and Using This Repair

Section One

Hood Surround Replacement

Dismantling Damaged Front-End

Locating Bond Strip or Seam

Preparing Bonding Area For New Panels

Replacing Fender Skirt

Hood Surround Shipping Support Removal

Mounting Fender Bond Strip to Hood Surround

Cable Support Replacement

Fitting New Hood Surround

Aligning Hood to Hood Surround

Bonding Right Side Hood Surround

Bonding Left Side Hood Surround

Bonding Skirts to Hood Surround and Fitting Hood

1968 to 1972 Extra Steps for Wiper Door

Section Two

Hood Surround 1968 Through 1974

Extra Steps for 1968 through 1974

Converting a 1980 - 82 Hood Surround to a 1975 - 79

Section Three

Front-End Conversion 1975-1979 To 1980-1982

Section Four

Front Fender Replacement

Fender Removal

Fitting New Fender to Body

Bonding Fender to Body

Checking for Proper Fender Alignment

Bonding Fender Skirt to Fender

Section Five

Lower Filler Panel 1968 to 1972

Section Six

Door Skin Removal

Door Skin Replacement

Section Seven

T-Top Panel

T-Top Panel, Removal of Parts

T-Top Panel Reconstruction

Section Eight

Body Panel and Bond Strip Removal Techniques

Body Panel Alignment Techniques Section Six