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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 08:25 PM
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Hi everyone, I have a 2007 vette and considering a 1999 conv. with damage to the front, main frame needs to be changed, I have custom built my own frames for older cars but have never been under a vette, any surprises i'm going to find, also found a front clip from a donor car, both cars will run me 6 grand but donor is a coupe, are frames the same?
thank you John.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 09:30 AM
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A lot of work to end up with a working 99'. I seem to recall all the coupes and verts had the same hydroformed frame, I think the Z06 had something different.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 03:24 PM
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All the same.
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Originally Posted by IRON MAIDEN
All the same.
I thought the "Z" used aluminium not steel.
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Originally Posted by 3boystoys
I thought the "Z" used aluminium not steel.
Only on the C6 platform. C5's are all the same.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 04:38 PM
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Thanks for the input, i will pick it up and worst case i sell it off. with the clean title i can't go wrong.
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