Frame issues
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Frame issues
I am in the middle of a body of and have extensive rust damage to the frame, I could section it , however considering purchasing a complete frame. Can anyone recommend a vendor for frames?..........Thanks
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Vette Products of Michigan uses the original GM dies to make their frames. http://www.vetteproducts.net/product.htm Dave
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I just went through this, I chose these guys. They will do factory style as well.
http://www.colliertechnologies.com/products.html
http://www.colliertechnologies.com/products.html
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you could just get the replacement sections for your chassis and bring it to a shop and have it repaired properly that way you keep the original,it will be less than halve of what you could pay for one already done
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I went for the repair route, mainly because replacement frames in Europe are very hard to find.
I had it acid dipped, repaired then powdercoated.
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I had it acid dipped, repaired then powdercoated.
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This is the link to my conversion of a 76 frame for a 63 roadster. Start to finish I have about 2500.00 in it disc brakes, powder coating and all.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...y-63-vert.html
Jeff
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...y-63-vert.html
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Thanks for the suggestions, purpose for looking at a new frame was that there was that there is 3 sections that were are need of repair and according to the fabricator there is some rust on the inside (mice). I can do the repairs and powder coat for $1500…I am just concerned about the integrity of the original frame. I already have 12k (body/paint/parts) into the resto and would like to only do this once.