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Old Jul 20, 2001 | 11:23 PM
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Has anyone out there done the C4 to C5 body conversion? Is it difficult? How does it look (send/or post pics of car if you can). Thanks for your input!
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Old Jul 20, 2001 | 11:32 PM
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Here's how you do it:
1) find the book value of your car, and do not accept less! Take that cash to the local Chevy dealer.
2) Put that cash down on a nice C5, finance it as long as you need to.
3) Drive off the lot with a really slick car.

Any questions?
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Old Jul 20, 2001 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Vash:
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Here's how you do it:
1) find the book value of your car, and do not accept less! Take that cash to the local Chevy dealer.
2) Put that cash down on a nice C5, finance it as long as you need to.
3) Drive off the lot with a really slick car.

Any questions?[/B][/color]
I wish I could do that-but I forgot to mention that I'm at a University that sets me back $25,000 a year. I was looking to pick up a decent '86 or '87 and doing the conversion because I really like the look of the C5...Who doesn't [img]http]//www.corvetteforum.cc/ubb/smile.gif[/img] I do like the look of the C4 and I think its a great value-so either way I think I'm going to pick one up.

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Old Jul 20, 2001 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DreamingVette
Who doesn't[/color]
I don't.
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Old Jul 21, 2001 | 12:05 AM
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it will be spending 5k to make an 8k car worth 0k


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Old Jul 21, 2001 | 04:44 AM
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You asked for an answer and I'll give you one with no smart *** responses or put downs. Look in the Corvette Trader, and you'll find a company, c5west.com that sells a kit to do the changeover. They have pictures on the website. Hey, if that's what you want to do and you like it, then who cares what others think, it only matters what makes you happy.

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Old Jul 21, 2001 | 09:52 AM
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You want opinions, I say if you want a C5 buy one. Please don't change a C4 into one. I think it is ugly. Do what the rest of us did, buy a car you can afford and then trade up when you are able too. By the time you get out of college, the early C5's will be much cheaper.

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Old Jul 21, 2001 | 01:20 PM
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Do you think that people will see the bodykitted C4 and say "That's a nice C5!" or do you think they'll say "What did he do to that poor c4???"
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i am thinking of th vw bug conversion kit for mine.

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Old Jul 21, 2001 | 01:42 PM
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C4's grab more attention then C5's...
Please don't do a conversion. They are sloppy! And still everyone can tell its NOT a c5.
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Old Jul 21, 2001 | 01:59 PM
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Make everybody happy, only convert one end of a C4 to a C%.

THAT would really screw with some heads..."What year is that Vette?" "I dunno, looks like a 4 and a 5."

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