Anyone ever seen a C5 transmission and rear end swap?

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Dayzedandkonfuzed

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Have a line on a C5 wreck, and have always thought about swapping the rear end, transmission and suspension into my Malibu. I can't find where anyone has done this on a G-body, anyone ever seen this done or looked into it?
 

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so you want to put this transmission and rear end into a G body?

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Dayzedandkonfuzed

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Yeah! But now that I see this picture I can tell the control arms are going to be an issue! Looks like this cradle will be too narrow for a Gbody frame, which is manageable, but I'm willing to bet I'd need about a 10" backspacing to get my wheels tucked lol.

I'm sure this could be done, but if it's going to mean back-halfing the car I'm gonna have some second thoughts
 

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I think it may be easier to drop the body of your Cutlass onto the C5 platform....:mrgreen:
 
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