Where can I get a 65-7 frame with the damper depression and not pay an arm and a leg! I dont need the frame finished I just want a frame that I can finish and go about my business


be good

 

Don't buy one of the "NEW" ones from Corvette Central. They are the most hideous looking frames i have seen yet. Bends and bad welds no holes. Basically just a converted early seventies frame. I just sold a 65 frame to a man from Texas. he arrived with a trailer full of mid year frames. He was taking them to a guy in PA or somewhere around that area to have them restored. He bought a salvage yard that had 40 mid year frames in it and it getting about 30 of them restored.
You can look the guy up on ebay. His ebay user name is redline1965 Go to ebays home page, click advanced search, then click on find member and type in redline1965.
The guy just enjoys Corvettes and was doing this for fun. I assume that he will be selling the frames once they are restored-he just didnt want to see them go to waste.

 

emailed redline1965

we will see what he says

Too bad you got red of that frame . Im not that far away in NJ

Any other sources guys? I just need a frame. I realy dont need a restored one. 65-67 with prevision for the larger damper

 

http://www.parts123.com/PartFrame.as...ts_Of_Michigan

select year and then then select "Frame" in Category

 

"I realy dont need a restored one. 65-67 with prevision for the larger damper."

Rose bud tip and a BFH.

 

There is one arond here the guy is thinking of selling. says it is from a 68. I have a 60 and don't know much about C2s, but could probably get the frame for 2 grand. Says it is unhit also.

 

i tried that source


all they had is the rear cross

Also who said they could get a 68

I need the 65-67 with damper provision

the 68-82 all fit with a mod but I want the right one

 

I see nice 68 frames all the time on ebay going for around 1,000-2,000. Seems like a great deal, but i am not really sure of how many mods you must make in order for it to work for a C2. ANY HELP-i would like to know.

 

I again suggest Vette Products of Michigan

 

I think Vette Products of Michigan is the company that makes the really sh*tty frames for Corvette Central. I have seen them first hand, trust me, you don't want one. Try dynamic corvettes. They are extremely nice and will convert a 68 frame for about $3,000 total. They have a nice jig setup to ensure that everything will be dead on accurate, or at least as close as it can possibly be.
Good Luck and let me know if i can help you.

 

Tony, I looked at the car with 68 frame according to the owner. It is outside Bloomington IL if interested.

 

What is the fair market price of a non restored straight frame? I have a 65-66 frame that has been jig checked. I am in California, freight might be a problem. I'd like to get $3500. E-mail me at scottysalesman@aol.com .

 

three thousand to modify a frame after you pay between one and three thousand? Would it not be much easier on the wallet to modify the c3 frame yourself? Is it really that hard of a job?

 

I sold a 64 rotten frame for 1,000. A 65 frame in decent shape-some lite decay in the kick ups and rear area for 3,200, and i have purchased a complete rolling 64 chassis in perfect shape for 4,200. People who make conversion frames charge around 4,000 or at least Corvette central does and they are crap. Try a good quality resto shop or keep your fingers crossed and with on a shooting star that you find a good one on ebay or at a swap meet. I was lucky to find the 64 frame on ebay, but that was over a year ago and i have not seen a good one on ebay since. I wish you luck.

 

I have a very nice 66 frame that was checked on a frame rack, blasted, and acid primed. About the time I sell it I will run across a project with a Wisconsin swiss cheese facsimile. The midwest was not too kind to some of the past winter drivers. Old orig parts are getting harder to find and more expensive to ship. Good luck in your search. If your not in a hurry one will cross your path at a decent price.

 

Man Still no luck

What is actually different in the frame outside of the cross in back of the tank the pre 68 have 2 cross pieces and the pre post 67 have 1 the only other difference that I know is the car will sit 1 inch higher caus of spacing


any one know where to find a pre frame for a bb 65

 

Get a '67 and a '69 Chassis service manual. There are frame illustrations in both so you can compare them.

I can e'mail you scans of the frame diagrams if you would like.

My car has a '79 frame that was "backdated". This was done in 1991 when you could still buy a new C3 frame from the local Chevy dealer.