Want a mid-year 'Vette but can only afford the body shell?

"traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn" (el-peasant) 07/28/2015 at 23:03 • Filed to: None

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1. Grab one of these. A crude powerful sports (super?) car with no concessions to luxury, convenience, comfort or safety. Just like the C2. - $25,700

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2. Sell the V10. + $4,100.

3. Drop in a Chevy crate motor. You can keep it budget-friendly and drop in a $5,000 327 , or go insane and drop in an LSX454R. The 454 is nearly $25,000, which is just shy of a real C2, once added to the Viper’s price. The ZZ502 is a good balance of power and price. - $9,333

http://www.chevrolet.com/performance/cr…

4. Enjoy your ‘Vette!

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 07/28/2015 at 23:08

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Only 4 grand for a v10? Most of the complete v10s I’ve seen on ebay go for around 9k

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/28/2015 at 23:14

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You might have seen the newer ones. I saw two ‘94 V10s for $4,099 exactly. I would send you the link, but I can’t find it again. But I hope you're right though.

AthomSfere > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 07/28/2015 at 23:20

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Why would you want a V8 Viper?

Thats like a V6 Corvette, or a VTwin Porsche 911...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 07/28/2015 at 23:26

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At that price I’ll just buy the viper and enjoy.

Mike > AthomSfere 07/28/2015 at 23:27

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Seriously. A Chevy V8 at that. If you’re gonna do it, at least use a Hellcat motor.

TractorPillow > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 07/28/2015 at 23:28

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YUP!

AthomSfere > Mike 07/28/2015 at 23:45

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Wha... No, you’re right.

Sneaky Pete > Mike 07/28/2015 at 23:46

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Won’t fit.

AthomSfere > Sneaky Pete 07/28/2015 at 23:50

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Too small? ( that’s what she said )

nafsucof > AthomSfere 07/29/2015 at 00:04

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Motor is too tall and won't fit between the shock towers.

AthomSfere > nafsucof 07/29/2015 at 00:16

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Shaker hood? Really big shaker hood!

KatzManDu > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 07/29/2015 at 06:21

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You can score all the fiberglass as a reproduction...

http://www.mamotorworks.com/Corvette/categ…

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > KatzManDu 07/29/2015 at 08:22

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brb going to rebuild an entire 63 split window

jjhats > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 07/29/2015 at 08:43

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so.....25-5+10=30 for the drivetrain. you think for 10k you can buy the c2 body doors lights mounts windows etc.? this is surely a joke of a post and its way easier to just buy a c2 for 40 which will always be an appreciating asset unlike this franken beast

KatzManDu > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 07/29/2015 at 09:18

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Two things.

1) C3 and C2 frames are almost identical. You can bolt all of these C2 body panels into a C3 easily. So, you can get your fire-burned 1982 peak-malaise C3, gut it, put C2 body kit and “junkyard” LS1 on it and it’s still a Corvette.

2) Others have been known to take these body panels and bolt them onto G-bodies. So imagine a faux-midyear going down the street but with a buick big block.

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > jjhats 07/29/2015 at 13:01

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Yeah this was in no way shape or form, intended to be serious.

swaptastic > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 07/30/2015 at 15:07

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The engine suffered a fire so it was sold without one but it is still getting rebuilt with a LSx http://www.engineswapdepot.com/?p=4179