C5/C6 Chassis Build for my C2 1964 Corvette Roadster Resto Mod About to begin!!!

[Vetterodder com]

My C5/C6 STREET SHOP INC frame for the 1964 Corvette Roadster is laid out to show the individual pieces that will make up the frame. The pieces will of course be placed on a jig and welded. See later pictures below.





Parts are cut, cleaned and prepped for welding. All parts are prepped for 100% welding.



Front cross member is finished, ready to install into jig and clamped down.






Frame rails are placed on jig to be cut to length, after cutting to length, end caps are welded to close up the rail.




The following pictures highlight the STREET SHOP chassis weld preparation to perform 100% welding. You can also see the welds up close and personal. After the main rails are welded, it is unclamped and allowed to cool so it will return to its relaxed state.

[Vetterodder com]

I spent a little time in the garage over the weekend removing the steering column, dash, glove box, and carpets. This car has been played with before as I witnessed spliced wires and adapted nuts/bolts to hold it together. It does not matter though as it all gets replaced with new hardware. It is a wonder this car ran at all!!!

[214Chevy]

Looking good.

[Vetterodder com]

Street Shop Inc continues building my C5/C6 chassis for my 1964 Roadster. They sent me the following updates for my records of the build. I better get moving on the Corvette to keep pace !!

Frame horn for bumper mounts being started



Start of rear rails. Machined and fit with bosses for upper a-arm mounts



Bungs welded in and rear rails machined for bumper mounts and tank support.



Rear cradle mounts are built and the rear rails are ready to be welded to the main front frame.





Mounts for the m50 are installed, various pics of the rear rails welded to the front frame









Gussets are formed and added to the rear rails and allowed to cool to return to its relaxed state

[Vetterodder com]

Street Shop Inc. continues my C6 Chassis build and was kind enough to send me some additional pictures today for my records of my RestoMod / VetteRod project. I am sharing them on the forums. Are there any other views or pictures I should ask for?? Let me know and I will request it of the shop to provide if at all possible.
Also – please do not be shy to provide your feedback or questions if anyone has any….


Front cradle mounts are made and welded into place








Body mounts are formed; captured nuts are welded in and installed on frame / chassis










Front mounts are made for the m50 (Rear End) and installed

[Vetterodder com]

My Custom C6 Chassis build for my 1964 C2 Corvette continues to be constructed by the folks at STREET SHOP INC
I am loving how beefy the parts are as well as how amazing the welding looks!



Upper a-arm mounts are made, 3/8 thick and drill and tapped. Prepped for welding - Placed in a jig and welded up. Gussets are added along with front shock mounts. On the inside gussets are added across from the shock.









Engine cradle is boxed in and will be finished when the bottom is welded.

[Vetterodder com]

Here are a few additional pictures of my C6 chassis build for my C2 RestoMod from Street Shop. It is coming together nicely....


Transmission cross member being constructed







Rear clip is on - along with rear body mounts



Transmission cross member is installed


All that is left to do is the rear shock mounts and it comes off the jig, and finish the underside before it goes off to powder coat.

[Vetterodder com]

Here is my C6 Street Shop Chassis after it has been removed from the jig. I can see that more gussets, the side pipe / brake line tabs are now installed as well as the front sway bar mounts. At this point, the chassis fabrication is completed. Bolts will be placed in anything on the frame that has threads in preparation for powder coating in the next week or so.
What’s next?
I have contracted Street Shop to build the complete rolling chassis as many of you have seen the extensive list of parts at the beginning of the thread. All the parts have been ordered a few weeks ago so I will assume that many have already arrived or will be arriving while the chassis is off to powder coat so that when it returns to the shop, the assembly process will begin.

[Vetterodder com]

The chassis has returned from the Powder Coater and is being prepared now for the installation of all those goodies I ordered for this build. The following pictures show my Street Shop Inc C6 chassis on the table with some of the parts being laid out in preparation for assembly. The rear end has arrived as well and if you pay attention, in one of the photographs you will see a crate engine (not sure if its mine or not but it will be similar).







I went with the 3.55 gear ratio as an all-around good gear.

[Al Moreno]

That is one beautiful frame right there! Looking forward to seeing it come together. Thanks for sharing