Corvette rear suspension in a 2nd Gen Camaro???

[johnnycamaro]

Is there anyone out there who has seen/done/heard of a independent rear suspension from a Corvette (C3/4/5, i'd guess) swapped
into a 2nd generation F-body (1981 Camaro).
Hiedt's has a kit, but its all custom parts, CRAZY expensive (like $10k), and I'm a DIY guy... i hate buying those "kits".
Any info, pics or suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks

[srh3trinity]

There is the Cormaro build with c4 stuff in a first gen and the "better grow a mullet" second gen build with a 5th gen rear suspension

[nokones]

Mary and Dave Pozzi put an Art Morrison setup in their 2nd Gen Camaro. I'm not sure what the cost was. Dave did all the install and fabrication work. There was an article on the install in either Car Craft, CHP, or Super Chevy. I don't remember which issue the article was in now and I don't think it was Hot Rod.. I know it was not be in Corvette Magazine or Vette.

[WallaceMFG]

Mary and Dave Pozzi put an Art Morrison setup in their 2nd Gen Camaro. I'm not sure what the cost was. Dave did all the install and fabrication work. There was an article on the install in either Car Craft, CHP, or Super Chevy. I don't remember which issue the article was in now and I don't think it was Hot Rod.. I know it was not be in Corvette Magazine or Vette.

The AME catalog shows the IRS setup for a 1st gen Camaro at $11.5K, I assume the 2nd gen is about that price.

As for the original question, every setup I've seen doing this swap involved buying an entire parts Corvette and making custom everything to get the transaxle mounted. Usually they get built into a full chassis, I think Schwartz Performance has done this before.

[Schwartz Performance]

We did the C6 route in a Chevelle chassis recently.

Advantages/disadvantages to all of the rears you mentioned:

C3- don't waste your time, it's not cool enough. ;)
C4- Good packaging, minimal floor cutting compared to C5/6, but you'll need to narrow the aluminum 'batwing' to get it to fit nice and run wide tires
C5/6- Lots of fab required, torque tube involved (lengthening), shorter CV shafts possibly, longer driveshaft, oh and did I mention lots of fab required?

You could have us build a chassis for you.. But you'll need to use our front suspension parts. I understand you're more DIY, but whatever way you go it's not all that simple.

Let us know if we can help though!

-Dale

[ace_xp2]

Stuff that's already subframed would probably be easier, I think 350z has started to become a thing. Pretty sure there's an incomplete build of a 1st gen on here with one, and I'm sure I've seen them done on other stuff out there on the ether.
Unless you like to fab, then a direct c5/6 swap of transaxle and all would put the engine in the firewall, but that's a better excuse for a new firewall then it is for a longer torque tube, and how wide it is opens the chance for flares.

[nokones]

I believe Dan Livezey custom built his own Batwing for mounting a Viper Diff in his C2 with one of the C4 or later Corvette setups.

[David Pozzi]

Newman guys did a C4 rear in a first gen Camaro.
I don't recall what batwing they used, they have their own versions. They also have beefed up diff castings.

[Aficionado]

Pretty sure Livezey's car is on a Street Shop chassis. Among other things, they do a billet C4 batwing, although I think his car has C6 suspension. There's a post about the car on Street Legal TV, but I'm not sure they got all the chassis specs correct.

[Jimmypetersfit]

My dad and I just finished putting a c4 IRS in my 72 Nova recently. We narrowed it 2" (about as much as you can with "minor" modifications) and can fit a 335 tire, DSE mini tubs. Ill take more photos the next time I'm home now that it is all set up and bolted together. https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/96570-72-Nova-build-in-Ohio?highlight=