orange-prince

hello guys

as the title says i want to put my 78 trans am on a 5th chassis and would like to use everything from it engine , trans , diff , suspension etc

can it be done with little modifaction or is it gona be a nightmare ?

any thoughts are helpful

thanks

Ghanim

Project GatTagO

iTrader: (7)

The 5th gen cars are unibody. The 2nd gen cars are body on frame. Not compatible without copious amounts of time, effort, skill, and cash.

Andrew

SCott5

iTrader: (40)

Easier to swap the drivetrain over to the 78 and then buy some pro touring suspension

BOBS99SS

iTrader: (2)

Thats a huge dollar build, beyond not worth it. What makes you wanna do this? I can see the drivetrain but not the chassis

V8Rumble

iTrader: (9)

Hey, with a plasma cutter, a welder, & a crap-load of other tools (not to mention MANIAC engineering/fabrication skills), you could probably mount an Abrams tank turret onto a (massively-reinforced) Mini Cooper - the appropriate/relevant question is, "Is it worth investing the time/effort/engineering/cash that would be required in order to make it happen??"

MOST of the time, when people post these questions up here, that answer is no... (Although there have been some notable exceptions to that "rule", the Civette comes immediately to mind...)

EXACTLY.

Houston_t

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WestCoast Customs did a old charger on a new charger chassis and used the interior. they also did a chevelle on a corvette chassis i think, and hell they did it in a half hour show !

1981TA

iTrader: (7)

I've seen people toss around the idea of doing this with a 4th gen, with most giving up on the idea (though there are a few 1st gen/4th builds). However, while the 2nd gen stuff may seem archaic by today's standards (leaf springs!), they still hold their own quite handily with "bolt-on" suspension parts... ...and appear to have more durable suspension and drive train bits than their 3rd and 4th gen cousins.

I haven't looked too closely at 5th gen, but can imagine the cost of a viable donor car would make this a non-starter for most people. Maybe, if you lucked into a car that took a bath in a lake or river, and had mad fab skillz, you could pull it off.

I'm with the others. I'd do a 5th gen drive train perhaps, but not the whole chassis.

lsxRanger94

It sounds like a project that will get started with enough beers but never get finished! Be careful on your endeavor.