Widebody C3
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Widebody C3
found this on Youtube and was interested to see who makes a kit like this for the c3?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hMp...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hMp...eature=related
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Woooo...easy there. 
This is what most people "here" consider a wide body. http://www.illustratedcorvetteseries...Cafe-Racer.jpgAs far as the "flares" go. There are a few venders making them. ACI as well as Custom Image and 2nd Generation Auto Restoration all of whom are members here. The ACI need "fitting" if you want them to follow the diameter of the tire. Everybody installs them a little different. It's the transition off the 1/4 panel and the tire fit that makes the car look very wide. Besides that wheel backspace has a lot to do with the look. If you look at that vidio close you'll notice that the wheels on that car are not "tucked in" at all. They have deep dishes and a shallow backspace. All that contributes to the overall look. Look at the "vinatge race car thread" and you'll see lots of different looks on the "flared" fendered cars. It all depends on the wheels and tires and how the flares are mounted to the body. I hope this helps.
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most/all C3 wide-bodies that I've seen are pretty hideous looking(IMO)
...except for this carbon fiber wide-body
(first shown to me by another Corvette Forum member)
photoshop of one I'd like to do
(windshield is also angled back to 'chop-the-top'...but in that the main body and front grill aren't widened, just the fender tops+sides and rear of the doors)
but yeah, a "wide-body" modified car is something very different than a car with 'flares' added to the fenders
...except for this carbon fiber wide-body
(first shown to me by another Corvette Forum member)
photoshop of one I'd like to do
(windshield is also angled back to 'chop-the-top'...but in that the main body and front grill aren't widened, just the fender tops+sides and rear of the doors)
but yeah, a "wide-body" modified car is something very different than a car with 'flares' added to the fenders
Last edited by T Rush; Apr 12, 2011 at 09:05 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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found this on Youtube and was interested to see who makes a kit like this for the c3?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hMp...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hMp...eature=related
Racer
Joined: Feb 2011
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they seem really familiar to me, so I thought I try to look them up for you, but didn't find those exact ones(with headrest and square badge just like that) ...tho I don't think they are "Recaro" seats, they are very much like the E21 Recaro used in the BMW 2002 ...maybe?
