What is the purpose of this list?

[Huw Powell]

> Although I haven't been on here long, I agree with DeWitt.  This is
> not a technical list like the turboford list I used to be on (hey,
> it's a long road, we all got here on a different path).  It's an
> enthusiast list.  They can generally tell you where to go (I didn't
> mean that like it sounded) but aren't going give you a step by step.
> And truly, who starts a project car without a manual for the wiring
> and vacuum diagrams?  You wouldn't start without your ratchet set,
> would you?

This is a cheap place for me to say, YES!

About 18 months ago I acquired an old chebby truck (78.K20.350.turbo400)

Once I decided to keep it (ie, I got the plow hardware I needed), first 
priority was to get my hands on the factory manual, the wiring digrams, 
the Haynes, the owner's manual - ie, all the hardcore documentation of 
it.  I study them before I whine to my chevy-pro friends (luckily I have 
an awesome database dump next door) that "I don't get it".

Going even more off topic, the neighbor who runs the shop bought his 
dream car about the same time.  A '69 AMX.  I watch and learn while he 
does body work (awesome way to learn!), and I, and his younger 
employees, school him on how to buy parts on eBay.

Maybe I'll try to find a factory shop manual for him for Easter. 
Although, I suspect he already knows the car inside out (he owned one 28 
years ago)

End of documentation rant :)

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi

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