Corvette IRS in a 1st Gen??
 

A guy was telling me last night that one of the Corvette IRS complete assembly fits perfectly in to a 1st gen as an almost bolt in installation. Anyone know anything about this? He thought it was the C5 Vette

Lol, not even close to a bolt in deal with a C5. I could see a C4 being more a bolt in deal, but still I'd think would require some cutting.

I'm putting a C5 in my '69 Camaro and had to do a wide body to clear the wheels. https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php?t=52425

Yeah, it's anything but bolt in. The C5 is quite a bit wider than a camaro of this vintage. I'm putting one in my nova and narrowed the drivetrain.

There's a first gen that's half done for sale right now for a bargain! Go check the classifieds.

-Nick

Remember the rear suspension on the Vette has the strange leaf thing:

https://cdn3.volusion.com/xmc5s.b45y...che=1567698926

I have heard the previous gen camaro will work. I really like this swap idea too. Seriously considering for my 68 Camaro

you might want to look into these mounts:

https://rick486.wixsite.com/dobbertinperformance

Did some looking into this myself and it seemed like this is a much cheaper route then going with a Heidt's IRS.

I used his front and rear mounts on my 56 Cameo pickup. That and a $1000 C5 roller donor.

Don

Curious where you found a C5 roller for $1000?
thx

Craigslist. It had been parted out but had everything I wanted. Front and rear suspension, brakes, steering, transaxle, torque tube, etc.

Don

Nice

I gave what was left of it to a guy who said he was going to put it under an 80’s Skylark. :rofl:

Don

+1 on Craigslist. I actually bought 2 of them for my car for $500 each. One was stripped and no suspension, the other was a roller and had everything but the engine, trans, seats, and upper dash pad.

It all fits just right, except for the parts that don't, which is all of them. That said, there is nothing wrong with the monoleafs. They (along with some decent shocks) are better than most of the coilovers on the market. The neat thing about the Corvette's designers (at least for the past four generations) is the fact that they had/have a really good understanding of unsprung weight and the desire to avoid wheel hop (and apply beastly grip).

You just need a welder, an angle grinder, and some imagination.