Good eye, man. That cars has been one of my forever projects. I'm determined to get it back out again soon and start working on it. Thanks for sharing your story👍

No problem, glad it was helpful👍.

Thank for the feedback👍 Corvettes are amazing pieces of machinery for sure. I never get bored talking about them.

No problem, glad you enjoyed it👍.

James, not sure what you're seeing, but this is a 2002 C5 Z06, NOT a C4. The C5 hydroformed rails are welded in several spots where they connect to the front and rear tie bars, as well as the rear bulkhead behind the seats. I am pretty familiar with the differences between the two since I have been dismantling them for over 25 years. Thanks for watching👍.

@@VetteSource You are correct, my mistake.

No worries, happens to everyone at one time or another. Have a good evening👍.

Thanks for the information, I was under the impression it was a GM technology that they had developed. I see now Chrysler used it for a dash structural support in the minivans, but not sure that counts😁.

Man, isn't that the truth. You should see how thick the windshield frames are, it'll blow your mind.

Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it👍. I would recommend staying with the 82 back frame, as the C5's are still a unibody construction and fairly troublesome to adapt to a body on frame car like the Studebaker.

Awesome, thanks for the note. I have my eye on a 1980 with a solid drive train, sounds like it may be just what I'm looking for. Have a great weekend.

NP, you do the same👍

Glad you enjoyed it👍. The C4 chassis is pretty much the same unitized design as a C5, with the exception of it being welded together in a few more sections than the C5. Most of the time when you see a custom build with a C4 or C5 chassis, what they really mean is that they used the suspension and small part of the chassis to mate to the car that that is being used for the build. Placing the body of another car over the top of the complete C4/C5 chassis, while not impossible, requires an large amount of work and custom engineering.

If I am remembering correctly, I believe it's on the driverside rail behind the headlight asswmbly and to the side of the inner fenderwell. Let me know if you have any trouble finding it and I will double check.

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for the feedback. The C7 frames are quite a different animal. Instead of being a one piece rail, they are made of multiple subsections that are welded together. In some repair situations replacement and not pulling of the rail is recommended.

Are you required to cut replacement frame sections off another salvage car? Does GM sell these aluminum sections to specific shops? @@VetteSource

@@c-shepard you can go either way. With the amount of frequent frame damage C7's are incurring when wrecked, GM sells pretty much every piece of the frame to do repairs with. Used pieces will just save you some $$$ over new.

@Jonathan Isaac Rice Honestly, I am not a big fan. They claimed when the C7's came out that it was lightweight and strong, but that has not been my experience in the salvage end of the business. The welds look very cheap to me and are a constant failure point in collisions. I have seen entire front frame sections ripped off the cars in moderate front end collisions and cars completely ripped in two down the middle in extreme collisions.

@Jonathan Isaac Rice No problem. I am witholding judgement until I see them in the wild and wrecked. I think this push towards aluminum as a major structural component is the elephant in room for the auto industry. Just look at the cracked frames on the Audi R8's, catastrophic damage incurred in the new aluminum Ford trucks, and the Corvette frames like I mentioned. Aluminum being more brittle than steel will always be a problem, but hopefully they can figure out the material science to make them stronger.

Great idea, I have been thinking about that recently and trying to figure out best way to execute while showing as much detail as possible. Keep an eye out, I will probably try to put something together in the next few months.

@@VetteSource Yeah, I'd like to see that too. I'm going to buy and dismantle a C5 to use the suspension and running gear in a 1953 Chevy pickup.

@@7884mac yep, using the Corvette suspension is a popular conversion. You may be aware already, but the C5 Corvettes use a transaxle setup with the transmission in the rear of the car. The front and rear suspensions are "corporate" looking and resemble a front wheel drive setup in quite a few ways. The C4 suspension is the last old school style IRS axle made, and looks great installed on the earlier model cars.

It is repairable, it's just not the easiest spot to fix when it has been damaged. Make sure you have a good frame guy with right equipment, as he will need to make sure everything is lined back up for proper fitment.

Good catch, Jeremy. I think I may have been referencing unibody construction in regards to when it was introduced on the Corvettes, and forgot to think of the other unibody cars Chevy had begin producing back then. Thanks for the comments 👍.

Most definitely, think of the unitized frame structure as the foundational structural member for the out body panels to be bolted and bonded onto.

@@VetteSource This makes me happy for my merkur.... 1.5 inch w.b. difference dont scare me!

Yep, you should be able to work with that.

Hey Chris, reach out to me @VetteSource on either FB or IG, and I might be able to point you in the right direction.

The C4 is a unibody like the C5, so there isn't a frame to set a truck body down onto. You'll need to adapt the suspension to the existing truck frame or purchase an aftermarket. You can see how the rear suspension is attached here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbWVZtF6qNCbgWQ.htmlsi=lxsSIzPtO9joc168

just so happens I have 2 complete front and rear suspensions from 2004 Corvettes. One is a auto, the other is a six speed. Did you need a torque tube as well, or are you going to go with a traditional driveshaft to hook into the transaxle?

@@VetteSource thinking torque tube my dad has lot's of exp with engine swapping 944 Porsche's and he still uses the torque tubes in them. and was looking for a 6 speed trans i want to but the suspension in my 1971 dodge demon and just use a adapter plate for the bell housing to get a 5.7/6.4 hemi on it.

Gotcha, for a complete setup front/rear suspension with the torque tube, six speed transmission and differential figure about $3K. You can reach me offline @ 832-654-7367 to discuss further. Thanks again and glad I could help you out. 👍

Awesome! Glad I could help so you could make an informed decision. Let me know if you need anything else👍.

What you're looking at in this video IS the frame for the car. Since it's a unitized chassis, you will have to perform quite a bit of cutting and modification to both cars to make it fit another body shell on top on the C5 unibody. It would be much easier to cut the suspension mounting points off the C5 and integrate them into the frame of the car you want to build.

Hey Juan, no cutting. Use a heat gun in conjunction with a five in one tool and small screwdrivers/chisels and you can release the entire assembly in one large piece. There are also 2 or 4? 7MM screws on the vertical tub surface attaching it to the frame rails but are easily visualized once you have it torn down. Let me know if you need any additional information👍

All Corvettes C4 and up are a unibody construction and not the older traditional body bolted onto frame. What you see in the video is the unibody structure minus the majority of the body panels, which are either bolted or glued onto this structure. The front and rear suspensions are also bolted to this piece and are not a part of it. To see more detail of how it all goes together and comes apart, check out my playlist containing several disassembly videos - kzfaq.info/sun/PLAM-V1w3acpg_B2sVlXEL7UPOGVwiKmtL&si=gvx1w45sTbS-TrwR

Daniel, I always say anything can be done, but it this case it will probably be much more time than it's worth to try and make it work. It would require you to slice up your Nova like a tube frame drag car, and basically slide the hollow shell down on top of the unibody structure of the Corvette. Not impossible, just ALOT of metal work, time, and expense.

@@VetteSource it The whole floor is cut out someone started with a 70ish corvette frame with front and on-the- back half frame rails

Gotcha, you're somewhat getting there probably the easiest part. From here you'll just need to measure, cut, and weld to adapt the smaller Nova body shell to the larger unibody chassis of the C5.

@@VetteSource there a guy that has a 2005 softtop forc 3500 no title he said just need the motor for a older vett

That would definitely be the way I would start. Then if you decide it can't be used, you can sell it off in pieces and recoup your investment.

Yes, it does. However it is quite a bit different from the previous generations in that it's a transaxle setup with the transmission mounted directly up against the differential in the rear of the car. I have a video describing the teardown of the C5 transaxle unit here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m8qkbKSJr7TKdas.html

Jared, your'e in luck. I am about to start finishing up the tear down on the 91 red coupe I featured on the channel several months ago. You can find the playlist for this car below - kzfaq.info/sun/PLAM-V1w3acpiryM-ca3HquWXT1dC_TEIX

@@VetteSource I messaged you on Instagram by the way

@@jarredsmith8091 ok, haven't had time to pop on to IG today. Will check it out in a few

@@VetteSource sounds good I'm chevyguy167

@@VetteSource I'm guessing you're vettesource on ig?

Were you needing an entire chassis, or just the front/rear frame rails to repair an accident damaged car?

@@VetteSource I sent pictures to your Facebook I'm thinking complete chassis

@@VetteSource I found a 03 roller everything is there form the doors back the guy wants $2500 for it but it has no title

@@shawncole7536 doesn't sound like a bad deal. I would just make sure there aren't any lien's against it or that it's a theft car.

@@VetteSource its actually at a Corvette dealer in fl they was using it as a parts car but if I do get it I need a little.

It's the same thing. Posi, or Positraction is simply General Motors brand name for a limited slip rear differential.