1/4 panel question , Vert vs. Hardtop?
07-04-2012, 08:37 AM
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Le Mans Master
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Correct, look at the forward top panel, coupe is different
Also, the top screws under a FRC/Z06 will stay 'as is', you slide the panel in/out with the screws in place
Figure an hour for the swap; remove outer taillights to remove the 6 bolts retaining aft panel.
Also, the top screws under a FRC/Z06 will stay 'as is', you slide the panel in/out with the screws in place
Figure an hour for the swap; remove outer taillights to remove the 6 bolts retaining aft panel.
07-04-2012, 02:44 PM
#3
Drifting
Thread Starter
Correct, look at the forward top panel, coupe is different
Also, the top screws under a FRC/Z06 will stay 'as is', you slide the panel in/out with the screws in place
Figure an hour for the swap; remove outer taillights to remove the 6 bolts retaining aft panel.
Also, the top screws under a FRC/Z06 will stay 'as is', you slide the panel in/out with the screws in place
Figure an hour for the swap; remove outer taillights to remove the 6 bolts retaining aft panel.
Z06 vs. Vert ?
I know it's different from the coupe.
07-04-2012, 06:58 PM
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Team Owner
07-04-2012, 07:23 PM
#6
Race Director
A FRC can be a Zo6, but a Zo6 must be a FRC. Some people call the FRC a coupe though, as well as a hardtop. I'm fairly certain that the FRC and vert rear fenders (quarter panels?) are the same, as well as the trunk lids.
Last edited by zr1fred; 07-04-2012 at 07:26 PM.
07-05-2012, 07:30 PM
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Le Mans Master
actually, i'm getting a little red flag about this. i remember talking to a friend with a convertible who was looking at some rear flare panels, and i think i remember him showing me some slight (almost miniscule) difference between the hardtop & vert panels that the manufacturer told him about. it was something to do with how far into the body this little piece by the doors extends. i can't remember which one was longer, but they are slightly different.
07-05-2012, 07:55 PM
#12
Tech Contributor
actually, i'm getting a little red flag about this. i remember talking to a friend with a convertible who was looking at some rear flare panels, and i think i remember him showing me some slight (almost miniscule) difference between the hardtop & vert panels that the manufacturer told him about. it was something to do with how far into the body this little piece by the doors extends. i can't remember which one was longer, but they are slightly different.
07-05-2012, 09:14 PM
#14
Melting Slicks
The vert and the Z06/FRC quarter panels are different. There is a thread from QuikZ06 in the General section regarding his manufacture of flared quarter panels for the vert and FRC/Z06, and he has photos of the difference. As was stated above, the piece that extends behind the door is longer on the vert than on the FRC/Z06 panel. You can use a vert quarter panel on a FRC/Z06 by trimming this extra material off, but you cannot use a FRC/Z06 quarter on a vert, as it will be missing the extra material behind the door and there will be a gap.
07-05-2012, 09:52 PM
#15
Drifting
Thread Starter
The vert and the Z06/FRC quarter panels are different. There is a thread from QuikZ06 in the General section regarding his manufacture of flared quarter panels for the vert and FRC/Z06, and he has photos of the difference. As was stated above, the piece that extends behind the door is longer on the vert than on the FRC/Z06 panel. You can use a vert quarter panel on a FRC/Z06 by trimming this extra material off, but you cannot use a FRC/Z06 quarter on a vert, as it will be missing the extra material behind the door and there will be a gap.
07-05-2012, 10:32 PM
#16
Le Mans Master
The vert and the Z06/FRC quarter panels are different. There is a thread from QuikZ06 in the General section regarding his manufacture of flared quarter panels for the vert and FRC/Z06, and he has photos of the difference. As was stated above, the piece that extends behind the door is longer on the vert than on the FRC/Z06 panel. You can use a vert quarter panel on a FRC/Z06 by trimming this extra material off, but you cannot use a FRC/Z06 quarter on a vert, as it will be missing the extra material behind the door and there will be a gap.
see... i know i wasn't going crazy
especially since the guy i talked to is such a perfectionist when it comes to his car
