chassis swap
Thread Starter
1st Gear
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
chassis swap
im new to the forum and any help would be appreciated.
Im thinking of purchasing a 75 vette for a really good price ($1100.00)
The problem with the car is that the frame is rusted out, it has holes in the frame rails.
my question is, they have a person that has a frame for a 81 vette and i want to know if its the same frame or are there any mods that have to be done to make it work for a 75 vette.
he wants $400.00 for the frame and it looks to be rust free except for surface rust.
Any help would be appreciated
thanks
James
Im thinking of purchasing a 75 vette for a really good price ($1100.00)
The problem with the car is that the frame is rusted out, it has holes in the frame rails.
my question is, they have a person that has a frame for a 81 vette and i want to know if its the same frame or are there any mods that have to be done to make it work for a 75 vette.
he wants $400.00 for the frame and it looks to be rust free except for surface rust.
Any help would be appreciated
thanks
James
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 38,923
Likes: 1,482
From: Southbound
Cruise-In II Veteran
http://www.71corvette.com/frames.html
FWIW: swapping frames will be more of a chore than you might think.
FWIW: swapping frames will be more of a chore than you might think.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 37,637
Likes: 3,118
From: Crossville TN
Swapping frames on a '75 C3 doesn't make a lot of sense. You pay $1100 for the one with a junk frame, $2000 for a new frame, put in hundreds of hours work to swap it out....then you end up with a '75 C3 worth about $5000-7000. Why not just buy one with a good frame???
