C1 Custom frames

[Justin B.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

Does Billy have a website or a contact number??

[Justin B.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

Does Billy have a website or a contact number??

[Justin B.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

John, Hats off to your 59'!! That looks like a lot of fun!!! Justin

[Justin B.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

John, Hats off to your 59'!! That looks like a lot of fun!!! Justin

[Loren Smith]

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[Loren Smith]

Re: C1 Custom frames *NM*

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[David B.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

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[David B.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

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[Loren S.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

if i had to do it all over again, i'd do it the same way i did in the mid-90's. get a donor c-4 with good frame and floorpan and firewall then fabricate this assembly to accept a c-1 windshield, door/trunk/hood hinges and then bond a c-1 front clip(repo one piece) , rear clip repo panels to the c-4 set-up. you'll need used doors and repo hood and trunk. see Restorer article about 2000 titled the ideal corvette.This approach allows use of all the c-4 interior items(Bose, air cond etc) and it was way less costly than a Paul Newman type modified c-1 frame that accepts c-4 front and rear suspensions.one can buy a "worn out" c-4 for about 2K , use its drivetrain and interior after tweaking them. mike

Mike - I read your article on the Restorer CD - very neat stuff. Could this rebody be done about as easily on a C5 donor car? Isn't the C5 wheelbase and width a closer match to the C1 than the C4?

[Mike M.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

as far as widths go, the c-4 dash pad neded 3/8" removed from each side to mate to the c-1 windshield. as far as wheelbases go, i had to move the c-1 wheel openings 6" closer together(the rear 1/4 panel had to be centered 4" foreward of its original position and the front side panel had to be centered 2" rearward) to accomidate the c-4 stock wheelbase. can't recall for certain but seem to recall the c-1 wheelbase is 102" and the c-4 wheelbase is 96". don't have clue about the c-5 wheelbase but would suspect its similar or identical to theat of the c-4.mike

[Loren S.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

61 C1: 102 wheelbase, 70.5 width, 177.2 length, 57 front track, 59 rear track.

C4: 96.2 wheelbase, 70.7 width, 178.2 length, 57.7 front tread, 59.1 rear tread

C5: 104.5 wheelbase, 73.6 width, 179.7 length, 62 front track, 62.1 rear track

[Mike M.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

looks like using a c-5 floorpan/frame would negate the need top re-position the c-1 wheelwells but if one were to use the c-5 wheels, they may well interfere with the c-1 quarter panels . it'd be a trial and error experiment. go for it and write an article.mike

[Loren S.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

A more involved alternative would be to stretch the width of the body an inch and a half on each side, probably just inside the fenders both front and back. Then you would have to do some surgery on the bumpers to widen them as well.

[Edward M.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

Might also want to take a look at Tray Walden's Street Shop in North Alabama. Quality operation.

http://www.streetshopinc.com/

[Joe G.]

Re: C1 Custom frames

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