the perfect muscle car?

[EvanNiger]

I came across a car the other day called the Equus bass 770. At first I thought that's just a mustang copy and it sort of us, but then I realized if you could have a car that has the looks of an old muscle car but the power, handling, and technology of today's cars how great would that be? That's basically what the bass is, it has the body of an old fastback, a corvette engine, a charger front, and so on. It's a mix of all the greatest cars but with the addition of traction control, electronics and the like that the old cars dont have. I was all for it until I saw the 250,000$ price tag. So that got me thinking, what if you were to go the junkyard and pick up a 4th gen camaro or mustang, and put a 1rst gen body on it, then you would have all that stuff. So now I'm really interested in doing this. So here's my questions, get your glasses cause there's a lot and for the sake of matching, use the camaro as an example when answering...

Has this ever been done?
Will the body of a 1rst gen car fit on the new frames?
How hard would it be to do?
Can the interior and dash of the new car fit in the old one? Will the parts be bolt on?(I seriously doubt it)
How much would it cost considering I'm doing 99% of the worm myself?
And finally do you guys thinks it's a good idea??

[Schwartz Performance]

You must be new to the forum!

Yes it's been done.
It's very time consuming.
They will not bolt in. The closest match to such a bolt-on would be that 1993-2002 Camaro seats will bolt into 1982-1992 Camaros lol.

If you do the work yourself, then it wouldn't cost much. However, you'll spend several years figuring it all out!

Pro Touring is all about what you said- old cars, modern handling and performance. Some opt to stay old school and use older drivetrain technology, and some even use old school upgrades on their stock suspension to better their handling.

-Dale

[2yellow69]

I don't remember what company was doing it but you could get a 1st gen Camaro with the front structure of a 4th gen built into the unibody. It was so you could get all of the front suspension including the struts from a 4th gen and bolt it onto a 1st gen. It might have been Goodmark Industries?? I don't see it on their website though. It was a few years ago.

[sccacuda]

Yes it's been done.
It's very time consuming.
-Dale

Have first hand knowledge that this is true!
This is a 1970 Road Runner and a 2008 SRT8 Charger:
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7354411&an=0&page=0#Post7354411

[Mayhem]

Matt I remember reading about that.
looks like Chevy High Performance Magazine back in 2006
http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/tech/chassis/completebuilds/0606ch_2002_chevy_camaro_body_kit_install/

[2yellow69]

Yep, that's what I was thinking of. Good find!!

[srh3trinity]

I am sure it could be done. There are plenty of examples of newer GTO dashes and F-body dashes in first gens. From a suspension standpoint, I think you would be a lot better off and probably even save some money in the long run if you bought a quality aftermarket subframe and rear-end setup for a first gen. There are probably 6-7 subs you can buy based off of C5/C6 Corvette geometry and parts.