corvette experts..

[vintageracer]

Lot's of stuff is different in the FRONTEND between a rubber bumper car and a chrome bumper car. The differences include the fiberglass frontend fiberglass, headlights, bumpers, grills, parking lights, frame horns, bumper support and brackets, inner fenders, side marker lights, vacuum hoses, vacuum control valves and location.

The rear end is totally different also. Rear frame section is completely different, bumper covers, tailights, mounting brackets, rear fiberglass clip is different, gas tank different, exhaust mounting and mufflers different, fuel lines different, wiring harness different and more.



Also please do not forget that all the rubber bumper covers and mounting substructure changed between most model years. The changes were especially severe each model year between the 73-75 model Corvettes and again for 80-82.

Why screw up a GOOD rubber bumper frontend if you have one. It's worth $1500-$2000 IF it's good to sell to some other FOOL who is fixing a wrecked 74-82 Corvette.

ANY Corvette from 74-82 thats hit in the frontend is basically a PARTS CAR since they are not worth repairing. I know that lot's of you will see that wrecked 74-82 Vette for sale for $3000.00 that's hit in the frontend and you THINK I can fix that cheap. NO YOU CAN'T! Run from those cars, they are parts cars! That $800 repo fiberglass frontend that sounds so cheap will ultimately cost you over $4000 by the time you buy all the OTHER parts you need to build the frontend, install the frontend and paint the frontend. And that's if you repair it STOCK!

Go buy a REAL chrome bumper car if that's what you want!