I worked in Chevy dealerships back in the late 50's early 60's
and don't remember any short cuts. I took a couple of large
boxes, unfolded them and taped them togeather to make a screen.
Laid it out like the target in the book and painted a mark on
the floor to locate my headlight distance. Here's a picture, it
was dark so it's a bit hard to see, but you can blow it up to
the "original" size and see most of the detail:
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/138714064/large Denny Graham
Somewhere north of Sandwich, IL