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[Guest smcdole]

I am restoring a car ( '67 Buick LeSabre). I've never been a "car guy", but am learning and teaching my kids to be (hopefully   ) I have parts to order as well as future parts, can anybody tell me if there is an online or otherwise diagram which would show my car's int/ext exploded view with part names so I know what they are? Thanks
 

Edited July 6, 2015 by smcdole (see edit history)

[JamesBulldogMiller55Buick]

A chassis manual is what you need

I don't know of "on line" copies

But, paper copies are for sale online

[auburnseeker]

I would suggest the printed version over the Digital version.  I use parts books all the time in my business and have bought a couple on CD because I couldn't find them in print and nothing beats an original especially with the exploded views which is what you will be using most.  I would just buy a used original one if you can find one.  I imagine they reprint them as well but watch out for them.  Not all reprints have good illustrations.  I'm pretty sure there is an actual 1967 Buick master body and Chassis catalog (two separate Books) for your car which will cover cars back to the 1950's as well.  You can go 1968 and 1969 as well.  A print date much newer than 1970 may not have all the parts for your car as interior parts started getting dropped within a few years. 

[joe_padavano]

Welcome and congrats on the car.  I'm guessing that for the work you are performing, you don't really need a factory parts book.  The parts books were designed to be used by the dealership parts counter staff and are not particularly easy to read by the novice.  You DO need a Chassis Service Manual and Fisher Body Manual for your car.  These are the factory books that describe all service and repair procedures, including all specs and torque requirements.  As noted above, purchase paper originals.  These can be found on ebay for reasonable money.  Any reproduction or digital version will be a scan of an original paper copy - there are no electronic originals from the 1960s.  These scans typically lose resolution in the process, especially in detailed diagrams such as the wiring diagram.  This is the very first "tool" you should get for your car.  Good luck.

[Guest smcdole]

Thank you guys for the info on the books. That'll make my life a whole lot easier!

[padgett]

And for a few cars there is the assembly manual, also sometimes the parts books were in two volumes: the parts listing and the illustration manual. And don't forget the Delco Radio manual and for the truely fanatical the Delco Remy, Delco Morraine, and Rochester carb books.You can fill a book case and spend all of your restoration money just on books. And then there are the adverts and salesman's guides.

 

And for the rich and obsessive almost all of the major parts were date coded.

 

And no GM car (never say never) ever came off the production line with a R-59 Delco battery. (My cars have AGMs).

 

ps I have digital manuals for all of my cars except the '70. Easy to read on a 27" 1920x1080 monitor, can print when needed, and all fit on an SD card.

[JamesBulldogMiller55Buick]

A shop manual is a must have, too