...putting bad looking representations of older corvettes on C6 and C5 chassis? They DON'T look right. Buy a Mid-year and put modern mechanicals under it.
Am I alone here?
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Nov. 6, 2011 5:36 p.m. vwcorvette HalfDork
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Nov. 6, 2011 5:39 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
Hard to tell from that microscopic photo.
The concept is okay, but it seems to require large diameter high offset wheels that don't suit those cars.
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Nov. 6, 2011 6:43 p.m. vwcorvette HalfDork
Couldn't find a bigger picture. It's from SEMA. Seems like there were a lot of these things there.SEMA
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Nov. 6, 2011 6:45 p.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
I BARFED.
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Nov. 6, 2011 6:55 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Dork
Someone did a 58-62 Vette that didn't look half bad, except the windshield completely ruins it.
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Nov. 6, 2011 7:12 p.m. vwcorvette HalfDork
That's the thing. With a modern windshield it totally screws with the proportions.
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Nov. 6, 2011 7:36 p.m. DoctorBlade Dork
I expect to see certain proportions, and they're simply not there. I mean, I can't ignore outsized rims, much less a new frame under a classic 'vette. I mean, to each his own, but to me it's not right. If I'm buying a Stingray, I'm going to expect a certain level of performance and I'm certainly not going to whine about it.
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Nov. 6, 2011 7:37 p.m. mike Reader
It's not for me, but I have no extra dollars to vote with anyway.
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Nov. 6, 2011 7:38 p.m. fast_eddie_72 SuperDork
It would look better with 33" rimz. Dem dubs is too small!
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Nov. 6, 2011 9:07 p.m. Gearheadotaku Dork
These things just don't work.....
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Nov. 6, 2011 11:27 p.m. stroker HalfDork
In reply to vwcorvette:
I'd need better photos. You guys are right, the windshield angle looks funky, but it's not too offensive to me.
Try this link:
http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2011/11/05/sema-2011-pics-the-corvettes-of-sema/#
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Nov. 7, 2011 7:49 a.m. Gasoline Reader
This chassis is on Ebay. I personally think the two go together very well. I would rather drive the hybrid than a new body, but then again I am a lttle odd.
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Nov. 7, 2011 8:55 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
vwcorvette wrote:
...putting bad looking representations of older corvettes on C6 and C5 chassis? They DON'T look right. Buy a Mid-year and put modern mechanicals under it.
Am I alone here?
Looks totally wrong x_x
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Nov. 7, 2011 9:17 a.m. gamby SuperDork
vwcorvette wrote:
...putting bad looking representations of older corvettes on C6 and C5 chassis? They DON'T look right. Buy a Mid-year and put modern mechanicals under it.
Am I alone here?
Tiny photo, but there's one like that in my town--a red "63 split window".
I don't think it looks so bad, even if it screams "KIT CAR!!!!!11!"
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Nov. 7, 2011 10:14 a.m. alex SuperDork
Gasoline wrote:
This chassis is on Ebay. I personally think the two go together very well. I would rather drive the hybrid than a new body, but then again I am a lttle odd.
Now this I can get behind.
The re-bodies like OP references, though, simply never look right. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
