BillyTz06

Does anyone know who makes a reproduction C2 body kit that will fit a C5 rolling chassis. I saw a picture of what looked like a 62 body on a C5 chassis but I don't know who built it or exactly whats available. Any help would be appreciated.

62Jeff

Here you go
http://www.crcoachworks.com/index.phtml

mike coletta

If you're looking for a "kit" in the truest sense, like a box of parts, some instructions, and you build it, there is no such thing. CRC uses specially made panels that they glue "over" an existing body.
HiTek hotrods is the distributor for a C1 and C2 body, but they are very expensive to complete, and require lots of fabrication, including a custom frame. http://www.hitekhotrods.com/corvette.html

Mike Coletta

jdk971

hitek is no longer. the builder there jake burton is still there and goes
by burtonsmotorwerks. jim
he has been very honest and has done good work for me. jim

iluvhockey

I guy on criagslist listed this as he has one of thier body locally for sale.

www.usbodysource.com

maybe you can give them a call. Looks like fiberglass only for kit cars no birdcage.

Nowhere Man

they are made for drag cars with a tube chassis

al89

c5 does not have a rolling frame all you get is a front end a rear end and a torque tube joing them together i have dissaembled many

aussieross01

I've built a similar car, but it was a lot of work, and the result wasn't real well received in the Corvette community over there.
Rather than try and explain what and why we did it, ceckout the website on www.prodigy-z06.com

If you have any questions you can pm me, or email me through the website.
There's no right or wrong way to go about any project, it's just what YOU want to achieve.
Rgds
Ross

tuxnharley

Looks like CRC is a C1 look alike, not a C2 as the OP asked about. al89 is correct about C5s. The only way I have seen to do what the OP is asking about is to have a C2 donor for the body, a C5 donor for the running gear, and use a custom frame from Newman. Try

newmancarcreations.com

They're in Templeton, CA next to Paso Robles, just north of san Luis Obispo. and right in the heart of the central coast wine country!

aussieross01

Sorry mate, but that's not right.
You peel the body off and you are left with a rolling frame. The C5 chassis is lighter and almost 4 times stronger than anything Corvettes have used previously.
It is a big ask to install a C2 body on, it is doable, but huge mods are necessary. Easier to install a C1 body because of the longer wheelbase.

62Jeff

Ack! He said "C2" and I saw "62". Doh!

Here's a photograph I just took of myself...

John McGraw

Downs Industries builds both a 62 body and a 67 Coupe body. Have never seen one in person, but if it as nice as their street rod bodies, it will be nice. That being said, it is not the body that costs money, it is all the little odds, ends and trim that can really run into some money.

http://www.downsindustries.com/

I think that you are always better off buying an original donor car, just to get all the other pieces that you will need.


Regards, John McGraw

Nowhere Man

but it does not have a "frame" like a mid year. its a uni body construction car.

al89

you peel the body off and there is NO frame but there is a wood floor no frame as i said i have wrecked many and have built many cars useing the c4 and c5 running gear

BillyTz06

Thanks for the imput guys. The CRC car is the one that I saw in the picture. It seems that they do the mods themselves and don't sell any body panels. I will give all of the companies referenced and see if any of them can fill my needs. Converting an original C1 or C2 body to fit a C5 is way to much trouble. I was hoping that some one made a body specifically to fit a C5 that I could purchase and do the install at our shop. Does anyone have any more leads?

Nowhere Man

buy one that is done.

BillyTz06

What !!! Buy one already done and miss the flustriation, pure hell, busted knuckles, headaches, having to fabricate things ten times, etc. and then the gratification of finally completing it and saying I done it myself. Not on your life.

Nowhere Man

then have fun destroying a C5 for a passing fad

aussieross01

Check the webpage on my project www.prodigy-z06.com and then come back and tell me there's no chassis on a C5.

I haven't been working on a mirage for the last 6 years. I'm sorry, I don't care how many you've wrecked over the years:- C5's have a chassis, and it's a darn good one, which is why we chose to use it for our project.

aussieross01

No, it doesn't have a frame 'like' a C2, but it has one nevertheless.

As we all know a C2 body bolts onto the C2 frame. It's been a while since I've done one, but it's 8 bolts for memory.

The C5 uses a perimeter frame, with a centre structural tunnel that provides fantastic structural rigidity. The rear boot tub is glued to the frame, and the rear panels then screw onto the tub. The front wheel wells are again glued to the frame and the front guards screw to these wheel wells.

C5's are not uni body constructed cars as you suggest. Unibodied vehicles rely on the floorpan attached to the body to give its structural integrity:- C5 construction is nothing like this

Hope this clear this up guys, let's give this poor OP some correct information.