You Need This: Before the C5 Corvette Z06, there was the FRC

The hottest C5 Corvette before the debut of the Z06? The Fixed Roof Coupe (FRC), produced for just two years: 1999 to 2000.

This example, showing some 85,000 miles, has, per the listing, been fitted with a Summit Racing harmonic balancer, long tube headers and an X-pipe. Likewise, the muffler has been removed.

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I really like this, rarity aside.  It's good for a starting point for a track day car.  Body stiffness of a Z06, with the buy in price of a regular C5 Corvette.  

A fixed roof!  Now that's what I'm talking about!!  I'm bald, you see, so I don't care for sun on my noggin lol

I do like this car a lot, especially for the price of this Z06--just like Puddy46 stated.  A very good deal IMO.

No mufflers? Dafuq?

 FRC are great, but you can get a lot better deals on coupes since they are more common.

The FRC guys are kings of "I know what I have." 

With 20+ years to look back, it's amazing how relevant the C5 Z06 still is. A good driver with modern tires and brakes could still be very competitve on track in one 

JG had an FRC before it was cool. :) 

calteg said:

The FRC guys are kings of "I know what I have." 

With 20+ years to look back, it's amazing how relevant the C5 Z06 still is. A good driver with modern tires and brakes could still be very competitve on track in one 

LOL truth. I found one FRC that had been done up with all the z06 cosmetics, badges, wheels, vents, etc. It had some light body damage and the ABS unit was acting up. I thought it was an okay price for a z06 with some issues, so I contacted the dude and got the vin. Ran it and it came back as a FRC. The dude was super offended when I told him it wasn't a z06 and worth z06 money. He was probably $5-6k high for a FRC with issues. Especially ABS problems on early ABS.

The c5's can fit an amazing amount of tire. The engine has endless upgrades and can fit most if not all of the newer LS. Its still a great chassis and lighter than more modern cars can be with all the regulations. It just doesn't have modern electronics. The ABS isn't great. The ESC and TC are awful and overly invasive. It doesn't have a fancy electronic adjustable diff. But yah, its still a very competent track car.

theruleslawyer said:

calteg said:

The FRC guys are kings of "I know what I have." 

With 20+ years to look back, it's amazing how relevant the C5 Z06 still is. A good driver with modern tires and brakes could still be very competitve on track in one 

LOL truth. I found one FRC that had been done up with all the z06 cosmetics, badges, wheels, vents, etc. It had some light body damage and the ABS unit was acting up. I thought it was an okay price for a z06 with some issues, so I contacted the dude and got the vin. Ran it and it came back as a FRC. The dude was super offended when I told him it wasn't a z06 and worth z06 money. He was probably $5-6k high for a FRC with issues. Especially ABS problems on early ABS.

The c5's can fit an amazing amount of tire. The engine has endless upgrades and can fit most if not all of the newer LS. Its still a great chassis and lighter than more modern cars can be with all the regulations. It just doesn't have modern electronics. The ABS isn't great. The ESC and TC are awful and overly invasive. It doesn't have a fancy electronic adjustable diff. But yah, its still a very competent track car.

have you considered an MK60 ABS unit for yours like Vorschlag did?  

ClearWaterMS said:

have you considered an MK60 ABS unit for yours like Vorschlag did?  

If the ABS dies I'll probably go that route. As of now its still functional. I am updating to the 2009+ c6 MC setup so I can stop eating seals under abs.