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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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Will a 1975 four speed frame work to replace a 1978 four speed frame?
Is there anything different (bare frame no suspension) between them?
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 03:35 PM
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Could be minor work to adapt, but haven't tackled it myself. In any event, keep in mind auto transmission frames have a removable trans cross-member, in case that feature is of any interest to you. Here is some frame info that might help...

http://www.71corvette.com/frames.html

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Originally Posted by buzntod
Will a 1975 four speed frame work to replace a 1978 four speed frame?
Is there anything different (bare frame no suspension) between them?
It should work. My interchange manual only goes through '77 and it shows a '75 working with '76 and '77 "but are not identical".
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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Thank you Skunk and Tom for your response.I appreciate your info.
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