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Camaro Research Group Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: 1968z28 on December 05, 2014, 09:54:02 PM

Title: rolling chassis?
Post by: 1968z28 on December 05, 2014, 09:54:02 PM

please excuse my ignorance here.  may be a dumb question.

is it possible to use a corvette rolling chassis under a gen 1 body?  like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/05-CORVETTE-C6-DRIVETRAIN-CHASSIS-LS2-6-SPEED-ROLLING-PARTS-ONLY-STREET-ROD-/111530570685

do you just add a frame to the rolling chassis to fit the body?

thanks

Title: Re: rolling chassis?
Post by: x77-69z28 on December 05, 2014, 11:01:23 PM

Not unless you have Chip Foose working with you.

Title: Re: rolling chassis?
Post by: 69Z28-RS on December 06, 2014, 04:52:30 AM

there are probably a dozen different businesses whose business is adapting late model Independent Corvette suspensions into all types of car bodies.  I'm sure some of these companies do this for 1st gen Camaros...  (C4 Corvette chassis have been predominant with their standard front eng/trans, but many are doing this also for C5 and C6 suspensions which utilize the rear trans-axle assemblies.)

Title: Re: rolling chassis?
Post by: 69Z28-RS on December 06, 2014, 05:29:13 PM

Here is an option that is close to me... (They are only 20-25 miles from me, but I've never been there.. not yet, but I plan to check them out soon)..

http://www.streetrodgarage.com/camaroandfirebird.aspx

Title: Re: rolling chassis?
Post by: HawkX66 on December 06, 2014, 08:02:46 PM

Tony at Muscle Car Metal out of Seabrook, NH has a custom subframe that he builds for this purpose. To answer your question "do you just add a frame to the rolling chassis to fit the body?", the answer is no.