HELP: Callaway C12 Bodykit ???

[Evil_Raven]

I currently own a `02 Z06 and a `01 C5 and a `00 C5 conv. I was told that I could get a "complete Bodykit" of the Callaway C12 from a few corvette guys down in florida. Being alittle suspicous, I talked to Joanne Mercer from Callaway and they told me they don't sell bodykits just complete cars (kinda strange and all, since I was intrested in some performance packages as well). Im kinda confused now, can you or can't you get the body kit? Even if I couldn't get the whole kit I would love to get the "nose" and "headlights". What do you guys think? Do you know anyone with these parts? and if so whats the cost?

Thanks for your input

 

[SurfnSun]

No, you can't get a C12 body. You have to buy the whole package.

 

[Evil_Raven]

Mmm...thats what I thought, but wasn't sure, thanks for the reply. Do you know of any "front conversions- ie: nose" similar to the callaway?

 

[SurfnSun]

I only know of one company that does C5 body work that looks vastly different than stock....and it looks nothing like the C12. Might want to ask in the C5 forums.

 

[EricVonHa]

Some of the issue with not having the full C12 conversion is that the body pieces can't be fitted without having the suspension updated as well. The control arms on a C12 greatly widen the "track" of the car. Rumor has it that the C12 is the widest permissable road going car in the USA. Something like 2 meters? If you put on body pieces without doing the whole shebang then the wheels would be several inside of the wheel wells.

 

[*89x2*]

2 meters is correct - the change is in the control arms so just changing wheel offset would not be the technically correct way to make that happen.

I have never seen pieces & parts of the C12's floating around - Callaway Cars does not sell individual pieces, esp w/ the C12 as if you did "just the front" end, the doors would still be narrow and would no longer align with the rest of the bodywork - I know this is not what you wanted to hear but hopefull provides some insight from what everyone has offered.

 

[TurboLuigi]

Raven,

Can you tell us where these corvette guys are? I'm in South Florida and if its close I'd like to check it out.

Luigi
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