c5 frame under a c3 body..
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You couldn't do a C3 body directly on a C5 chassis, the wheel base is much longer on a C5. That link posted above uses a custom tube frame then bolts on the C5 suspension. I think that's as close as you'll get for now.
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Originally Posted by markdtn
I saw a C1 (62) on a C5 chassis at Bloomington in '03. It was pretty cool.
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Originally Posted by bhays
The Philadelphia Motorsports setup is definitely cool...gotta be big bucks, though.
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Originally Posted by 427basketcase
Was it Maroon with a tan interior? if so I saw it and talked to the guy at Hot August Nights. He did a real nice job, digital gauges in the original pods, lots of upgrades that took on a factory appearence.
I saw the maroon one too on the field. It was very well done also.
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Originally Posted by Scooter70
holy crap, that is alot of cake!! Then add in the cost of the C5 running gear THEN the cost of the C3 body etc. You would be better off buying a C5 and a C3 and enjoying the hell outta both!!
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From: Fairview Heights Illinois, near Saint Louis MO, STL C3 Shark
C5's don't have "frames". That silver tube down the center in the picture is as much "frame" as there is. And that is just a torque tube. The floorpan/body is the support etc.... 
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Originally Posted by ruby76
C5's don't have "frames". That silver tube down the center in the picture is as much "frame" as there is. And that is just a torque tube. The floorpan/body is the support etc....
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Originally Posted by ruby76
C5's don't have "frames". That silver tube down the center in the picture is as much "frame" as there is. And that is just a torque tube. The floorpan/body is the support etc....
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From: largo florida
http://www.corvettecavalry.com/techp...-c5-frame.html
That is definately a frame, the only difference is the bird cage is built into it. Most of that extra crap can easily be cut off to resemble a traditional frame, or so it seems....
That is definately a frame, the only difference is the bird cage is built into it. Most of that extra crap can easily be cut off to resemble a traditional frame, or so it seems....
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C3 Body on a C5 Frame
We looked at this concept three years ago, but nixed it. The C3 tunnel is not big enough for the center tube in the C5. If the tunnel is widened, then the seats would have to be modified to fit into less space. Body width is another problem for the wheels; both the front and rear tracks would have to be decreased to get the wheels inside the fenders. To get it to work would take lots of fabrication of either the C3 body or the C5 frame and suspension; probably a bunch of both. These are just for starters. As we went through it, the mountain got steeper.
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