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Old 03-04-2019, 02:49 PM
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Zora wanted GM to build it in the C2s but couldn't get corporate blessing.
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soon as I find a body I will start ,
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Why not just buy the upcoming C8 Mid engine coming in 2020 and spare the Midyear?
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Why not just buy the upcoming C8 Mid engine coming in 2020 and spare the Midyear?
I am hoping to use a repro body , I have the chassis almost done . the new c8 will be way out of reach in my Canadian $$
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Why not just buy the upcoming C8 Mid engine coming in 2020 and spare the Midyear?
Exactly! Why spend all the time and money engineering something like this when you can buy a new one that has been several years in development? If you want on in a C2 body wait a couple of years for a wreaked 2020 buy it and modify a C2 body to fit the wrecked car.
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I am hoping to use a repro body , I have the chassis almost done . the new c8 will be way out of reach in my Canadian $$
Well, if you are that far along I assume you are planning on using one of these?

https://customimagecorvettes.com/pro...replica-coupe/

OR maybe a Grand Sport body?
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Go for it.
Looks like a great project.
I know Zora wanted one.
I'd like to see the results.
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I can't wait for the mid engined corvette! (I really could not wait so bought a ford!)
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Zora may not have got the mid engine, but they did do a good job moving it right back behind the front axle. This is what the weight distribution of a midyear looks like with an LS3 :


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The stretched body lines are an acquired taste, much like the E-type 2+2 (a taste I never acquired).

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I can't wait for the mid engined corvette! (I really could not wait so bought a ford!)

You lucky (smart) dog.

I had to take the poor man's route.
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The stretched body lines are an acquired taste, much like the E-type 2+2 (a taste I never acquired).


Yeah, those Jag coupes just look strange. The stretched Corvette coupe body I could live with.
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I can't wait for the mid engined corvette! (I really could not wait so bought a ford!)
Very nice. I like those more than the latest Ford GT. 2 friends of mine have an 05 and 06. Great looking cars and great performers. Worth more than when they were new.
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it has not been stretched , the front was shortened and that was put in the qtr panel behind the door
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it has not been stretched , the front was shortened and that was put in the qtr panel behind the door
Lots of room in the front for a trunk.
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That’s called a frunk.
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