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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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Recently purchased a damaged 1998 C5 Lingenfelter. I live in the North-West
Suburbs of Chicago. Looking for a donor front clip or a location to purchase one AND a frame shop. If anyone out there can advise this would be greatly appreciated.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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Yikes, is the frame bent? If so, fixing it could be costly. You might want to think about buying another C5, transferring all the Lingenfelter parts over to it and then parting out the rest. Frame damage is had to repair and often the car is never the same again.

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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ls1290
Yikes, is the frame bent? If so, fixing it could be costly. You might want to think about buying another C5, transferring all the Lingenfelter parts over to it and then parting out the rest. Frame damage is had to repair and often the car is never the same again.

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Yes what he said. Frames that are bent are never the same. Odd tire wear, hard to align the front end, different driving experience. I learned the hardway when they straightened the frame on my 79 Regal back in the day. I loved that car until I got it back.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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a good frame guy and u will never know the diffrence
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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Couple of places to try for front end.

http://www.clevelandpickapart.com/


http://contemporarycorvette.com/

As for the frame I would look for a place that uses lasers and all the fancy new technology to repair the damage.
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MARKSZ71
a good frame guy and u will never know the diffrence
Boy Iam I glad to hear someone say that! Thanks.
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BlownVette 2001
Couple of places to try for front end.

http://www.clevelandpickapart.com/


http://contemporarycorvette.com/

As for the frame I would look for a place that uses lasers and all the fancy new technology to repair the damage.
Thanks will keep it in mind, I bought this from my CPA
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