vwcorvette
vwcorvette GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/6/11 5:36 p.m.

...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?

stuart in mn
stuart in mn SuperDork
11/6/11 5:39 p.m.

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.

vwcorvette
vwcorvette GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/6/11 6:43 p.m.

Couldn't find a bigger picture. It's from SEMA. Seems like there were a lot of these things there.SEMA

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
11/6/11 6:45 p.m.

I BARFED.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid Dork
11/6/11 6:55 p.m.

Someone did a 58-62 Vette that didn't look half bad, except the windshield completely ruins it.

vwcorvette
vwcorvette GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/6/11 7:12 p.m.

That's the thing. With a modern windshield it totally screws with the proportions.

DoctorBlade
DoctorBlade Dork
11/6/11 7:36 p.m.

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.

mike
mike Reader
11/6/11 7:37 p.m.

It's not for me, but I have no extra dollars to vote with anyway.

fast_eddie_72
fast_eddie_72 SuperDork
11/6/11 7:38 p.m.

It would look better with 33" rimz. Dem dubs is too small!

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/6/11 9:07 p.m.

These things just don't work.....

stroker
stroker HalfDork
11/6/11 11:27 p.m.

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/#

Gasoline
Gasoline Reader
11/7/11 7:49 a.m.

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.

Ebay C5 Chassis

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/7/11 8:55 a.m.
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

gamby
gamby SuperDork
11/7/11 9:17 a.m.
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!"

alex
alex SuperDork
11/7/11 10:14 a.m.
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. Ebay C5 Chassis

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.

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