Poor Boy 1962 Corvette Chassis Help

[ibuildm]

A 62 Corvette does not have a IRS. It has a 49 Chev front end and a 55 Chev rearend with leaf springs.

[TonyG]

Originally Posted by ibuildm

A 62 Corvette does not have a IRS. It has a 49 Chev front end and a 55 Chev rearend with leaf springs.

sorry, I had a brain fart! I jumped the gun and was automatically thinking mid-year..lol

[customcam]

Be patient,save and get the best

[deuce_454]

im going to say something really unpopular now...

(while i agree that at AME frame would be the best thing to do.. and i would do it, i have an issue with dooing so)

If you put it on an AME frame it looses its corvette identity... just as if you put it on a 1982 ford 4x4 diesel pickup frame, it isnt an allwheel drive, alternative fuel corvette.. its a ford PU with a corvette body... putting it on an ame frame takes the corvette out and leaves you with a 2009 AME with a vintage corvette body... (imho atleast)

i also doubt it retains its value very well.... a wayne due subframed 1 gen was the hot ticket a few years back... now.. not so much!

[CraigMorrison]

Originally Posted by deuce_454

i also doubt it retains its value very well.... a wayne due subframed 1 gen was the hot ticket a few years back... now.. not so much!

It all depends on the car and the build. The Tri5's are getting as much or more money resto-modded than a frame off restoration. Corvette's all depend on the significance of the car and what they came with from the factory to get big $$$. I can tell you that we have had some serious offers on our 1960 Corvette that is well above and beyond any restored C1 Vette could get.

I can see your argument on losing the soul of a Vette, but I would argue that we are bolstering that soul. Have you ever driven a stock C1 - THEY ARE TERRIBLE TO DRIVE! These were built as a sports car and we (and the people building them) are enhancing their ability of what they were designed to do. Restorations have their place, but this is a site dedicated to modifying and making your car better.

[ProTouring442]

Originally Posted by CraigMorrison

Have you ever driven a stock C1 - THEY ARE TERRIBLE TO DRIVE!

Terrible to drive?!!? Come on, they were MUCH worse than that!

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Bill