1960 chevy corvette bodyswap metalworks speedshop eugene oregon

Body Swapped 1960 Corvette to Art Morrison Chassis

1960 chevy corvette bodyswap metalworks speedshop eugene oregon

This 1960 Corvette arrived at MetalWorks for a body swap and LS conversion to bring the Vette’s performance, handling, and reliability into the modern era.

Arrival of the Corvette at MetalWorks

How the Corvette arrived at the shop.

We removed the 60’s body off the stock chassis.

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Arrival and coating of Art Morrison Chassis.

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The underbody was cleaned, prepped, then sprayed with Raptor Undercoating.

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Assembly of the Art Morrison chassis.

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Assembling the GM Performance 495hp LS3 with Holley drive kit & oil pan, then bolting up the transmission.

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Mounting the Ultimate Headers, then setting the body onto the GT Sport chassis.

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Finished images of the body swap & LS conversion.

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Video - watch the process.