C4 with fender flares?

[EttevroC]

I've seen tons of C3 with fender flares but does anyone have pictures of C4's with them?

 

[GS977]

the only c4s ive ever seen with fender flares are the 96grand sports.
i think the reason you dont see the molded in wide fender flares on c4s is the beltline moldings on them. i would think it would be hard to make it look right with that molding in the middle of the body.
just my guess.... i could be wrong

 

[EttevroC]

Yes, I can see what you mean, I guess that's why the ZR1's have the whole rear flared.

Does anyone know if the doors, rear quarter panels and bumper of the ZR1 can be mounted on a standard C4 with out modification?

 

[Vettelt193]

check out ZFDoc's web site. he has a stock 'vette with a ZR1 body.

Fitting one to a 'vert though... that is a whole new can o' worms

 

[Toms007]

check out ZFDoc's web site. he has a stock 'vette with a ZR1 body.

Fitting one to a 'vert though... that is a whole new can o' worms

There are two (ZR1 converts) sitting in the NCM. One was a specially built (obviously) 89 vert with a super special paint job. Just saw them yesterday while at CruiseFest.

 

[EttevroC]

Thanks guys!

 

[Vettelt193]

There are two (ZR1 converts) sitting in the NCM. One was a specially built (obviously) 89 vert with a super special paint job. Just saw them yesterday while at CruiseFest.

are they wide bodied? I thought the ones GM built for testing were regular bodies. I have heard of a wide bodied vert out there, but never seen any pics

 

[tomtom72]

Hi Guys, The ZR-1's body is flared from the A-pillars to the back of the car. The door skins and the fenders are wider than the rest of the C4's body parts in the same locations. I think it's 1.5" at the rear on each side. They wanted to mostly cover the 315's @ the rear. In order to make it look okay they started with thicker door skins and a different rocker panel and thicker rear fenders.

You could mount all those pieces on a regular C4 but ZR-1 body parts are NLA from GM. I'm a rookie Z owner so I don't know of anyone making replacement body parts. I don't think anyone is at the moment.

Tom

 

[Toms007]

are they wide bodied? I thought the ones GM built for testing were regular bodies. I have heard of a wide bodied vert out there, but never seen any pics

I thought I took a picture of the one (89) from the rear, but I guess I didn't because i couldn't find it, but I think it did have the wide body. It darn sure covered the 17 x 11's and 315's. The other one I just don't remember, there are so many cars there.

 

[Vettelt193]

I thought I took a picture of the one (89) from the rear, but I guess I didn't because i couldn't find it, but I think it did have the wide body. It darn sure covered the 17 x 11's and 315's. The other one I just don't remember, there are so many cars there.

There are a ton of cars there

Anyone else know if the vert is wide? I am really curious now!

 

[Toms007]

Maybe we'll have to make another trip back there to check it out.

 

[Toms007]

Ok, while I was at the NCM I bought the book "The Heart of the Beast" and I just got through reading it. On page 171 it talks about the DR-1 Convertible and a picture of it as well, this is the one I was thinking about at the museum, only now sitting in the museum it is a different color. Anyway the picture shows that it is indeed a wide body car. I was pretty sure when I looked at it in the museum it was, but this picture verifies what I thought.

 

[EttevroC]

You're right, here is a picture of it.

 

[Toms007]

Yup, that's it. She is sitting in a different location now, but that the one. She is a beaut... I wouldn't mind having it sitting in my garage!

 

[6 Shooter]

Here's a few . . .

Later . . . . . .
6 Shooter

 

[Toms007]

Somebody did a ton of work on that baby. But like was stated in an earlier post, it's not just the fenders, the doors are modified as well. Thanks 6 shooter for the pics.