My 2000 FRC... I'm told it's rare?
08-19-2015, 06:23 PM
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Melting Slicks
You'd have to be right on the hairy edge of not being able to afford the car at all for that to make a difference.
08-19-2015, 06:48 PM
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08-19-2015, 08:14 PM
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Melting Slicks
About 1 in 5 of the C5 "hardtops" are (non-Z06) FRCs.
08-20-2015, 12:49 AM
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Le Mans Master
Adhesives are used on racecars...bonding is more rigid than spot welding or riveting in many cases. You're tying the windshield frame to the rear uprights...of course it's going to increase rigidity.
08-20-2015, 01:08 AM
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Supply and demand. Buyers wanted it all in a Z06 cause that's what sold. Z06's in the end had very few options. One such option was BSM.
Both my 03's had it. Looks cleaner without IMOP. Blk w/BSM looks OK so OP is safe on that
Early FRC looks very clean w/o the BSM and rear brake air intake, but both serve a purpose. I also like the "basic" seat in the FRC over the upgraded but standard "sport" seats in the Z06.
And look where Z06 is now. Convertible, A8, removable roof options. The early FRC was the trail blazer. And of course the C5-R racing program which started in 1999.
08-21-2015, 12:22 AM
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08-21-2015, 07:26 PM
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Great info here. And a darn fine looking car too, so fine we made it our NoviStretch Corvette of the Week...
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08-21-2015, 07:37 PM
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01 C5Z FTW..... Nice FRC BTW....
08-21-2015, 11:33 PM
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The basic FRC is like a Red Headed Stepchild to the Corvette. Not very desirable and definitely not wanted by the general Corvette community. GM realized what a marketing mistake that was and morphed it into the much more desirable Z06 -- leaving the orphaned FRC to languish. Who knows if it will eventually become a collectable due to it rarity -- it certainly won't be due to it desirability -- its almost like downgrading to a Camero.
08-22-2015, 12:34 AM
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The basic FRC is like a Red Headed Stepchild to the Corvette. Not very desirable and definitely not wanted by the general Corvette community. GM realized what a marketing mistake that was and morphed it into the much more desirable Z06 -- leaving the orphaned FRC to languish. Who knows if it will eventually become a collectable due to it rarity -- it certainly won't be due to it desirability -- its almost like downgrading to a Camero.
08-22-2015, 01:15 AM
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16 years here and still a blast! 99 FRC Torch Red, 26K miles, looks new! Lingenfelter 500 HP tune, 2000 wheels with "wagons" in the basement! 
08-22-2015, 06:26 AM
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My 2000 FRC... I'm told it's rare?
The basic FRC is like a Red Headed Stepchild to the Corvette. Not very desirable and definitely not wanted by the general Corvette community. GM realized what a marketing mistake that was and morphed it into the much more desirable Z06 -- leaving the orphaned FRC to languish. Who knows if it will eventually become a collectable due to it rarity -- it certainly won't be due to it desirability -- its almost like downgrading to a Camero.