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Old Oct 24, 2022 | 12:02 AM
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Uhhhh…. Not for me but to each his/her own.
A show car to demonstrate the capabilities of the builder, maybe. A body kit for a street driven C5, no. As Tusc pointed out, there are a lot of negatives to do anything more than trailer it to shows.
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Old Oct 24, 2022 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 95wht6spd
Potential for the next Fast & Furious movie...
lol
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Old Oct 24, 2022 | 10:49 AM
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I think a C5 looks good when it is low and wide. With respect to this particular version, the long protruding exhaust tips have to go and the rear quarters need to be smoothed out instead of looking like some deep fenders were added to an existing body. Make these changes it wouldn't be too bad.
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Old Oct 24, 2022 | 12:53 PM
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There's a market for it, the C5 is basically the new S chassis, there's a market for the front, the rear fenders can use some tweaking. the exhaust is a no
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Originally Posted by jdmvette
The pipes are fkn retarded
Yea every 1980's Chevy truck wants their Exhaust tips back.

my question is why did they not do the Ricer Camber look on it also. I mean if you are going to F it up go big or go home.

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