C2 frame
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Put a want add on this forum in the C1/C2 parts for sale section. A good frame is around 5k could be more or less depending how complete it is
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Wow! Member since 2009 and finally making your first post! 
As Nowhere Man says, it depends on just what you have. Are you talking ONLY the frame itself, or a rolling chassis? Coupe or convertible? Also, if you fill in your location that can help. If you're in California, east coast folks may not be as interested. The more details you can give - especially posting a couple pics - the better advice we can give.
As Nowhere Man says, it depends on just what you have. Are you talking ONLY the frame itself, or a rolling chassis? Coupe or convertible? Also, if you fill in your location that can help. If you're in California, east coast folks may not be as interested. The more details you can give - especially posting a couple pics - the better advice we can give.
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I know i read a lot but don't talk much! I dont have a corvette but îm working on a c2 right now, and we are checking for two options, full art morrisson frame or modding the original one for the ls7 swap. We are going with c6 suspension and brakes so i have a lot of modification to do on the frame so if the frame worth something we might use the art morrisson but if it worth nothing we will modify the original that is in perfect condition. The car is in canada and been in a garage for over 10 years. One way or the other there will be shipping
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I'm confused as you say you don't own a Corvette but working on a C2. How is that possible. So your car has a frame and its in great shape and you want to know the value. Is that right? If you want a new suspension why not get a custom resto mod frame.
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In doing the swap and the whole resto mod,
The art morrisson frame with irs and a ctsv/zl1 diff worth around 30000CAD,
The 65 is in very good shap, the evaluation is at 90000 Cad right now so we check every options.
The art morrisson frame with irs and a ctsv/zl1 diff worth around 30000CAD,
The 65 is in very good shap, the evaluation is at 90000 Cad right now so we check every options.
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Since you will be doing some serious mod on the car, would you be better off getting something farther from perfect? If you pay $90k C for a nice car, then put another $30k C into a new frame, suspension etc, you're looking at a very expensive project. If you're making so many changes, why pay top dollar for something you'll re-invent anyway?
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I think Nowhere Man is being pretty aggressive on frame value. You can buy a new C2 frame for $5300 and many are going the restomod route. I think demand, and therefore value, has diminished. IMHO
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My friend, Tom, who has done many frame off restorations, has a current customer that has a severely rusted coupe chassis after 34 years of sitting. It also has a slight "dip" on the passenger side frame rail. The customer was advised to get a new frame from Vette Products of Michigan instead of restoring the frame as the cost difference was minimal.The customer had been in contact with a company that buys used frames and "restores" them but Tom asked him, "would you buy your old frame after someone blasted it, covered up the rust holes and painted it to look nice?". The customer changed his mind and the frame will be scraped. It might look nice on the exterior but the burning question would be, "What does in the interior of the frame look like?". That is the big unknown. Check out Tom's expertise in this CF thread:https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...corrosion.html
That's my and Tom's .02 cents.
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We decided to go with the options of modifing the original one! Thank you everyone!
Does anyone have infos about swapping c6 suspensions/brake on a c2? I have seen a lot of c4 conversion but c6 they looks pretty rare
Does anyone have infos about swapping c6 suspensions/brake on a c2? I have seen a lot of c4 conversion but c6 they looks pretty rare
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