Will a 1969 Firebird 350 Coupe body shell fit on a 2008 Corvette rolling

[Lauro A]

chassis drive train? I just purchased a 1969 Firebird and am looking at purchasing a 2008 Corvette engine + rolling chassis & drive train, but am wondering if the 69 body shell will fall right on top?

 

[Brad]

no offense but dont disgrace either one of those cars by chopping a 69 to fit it on a larger perimeter frame. leave the corvette unibody alone and if totally necessary move the engine over to the Firebird.

 

[gta_tony]

You can swap the motor over to your Firebird but you can't take your Firebird body and just drop it on a Corvette chassis.

 

[AsYLum dRiVeR]

probably not. The new vettes are unibodies, which means there is no "chassis" but a perimeter structure that is throughout the car. The second problem is that a vette is bound to be a bit different in its track width and wheelbase.

I'm not saying it can't be done, just that it wont be as easy as bolting the Firebird body on top. Which is also a unibody, so you would have to cut it up a bit just to drop it onto a chassis.