Kmb0319 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I hesitate to post this after the amazing work FX3Vette did on his 69 convertible, but for those who enjoy Camaro convertibles, here’s another. I've got a WIP thread going on 2 69 Camaros... I’ll post them together when the other one is done, but this came out well enough to post independently. I wanted to build my dream 69 Camaros.. a convertible and a coupe. I wanted my coupe to be a SS 396, as I’ve got a COPO in my collection already. As the convertible kit is an SS, I thought about getting a Z28 coupe and making the convertible into a 307. BUT... I really wanted the dog dish caps for the convertible and for my convertible to be a standard front end (make the coupe an RS), so I bought another COPO. The 427 and 396 are identical outside, so I could have made them both SS 396s, but instead, I wanted a special order “one-off.” Since COPOs were bare bones, I wanted to swap the interior buckets, but the deluxe interior that comes with the convertible has the rear seat molded in, and I chose not to try major surgery. So, with a deluxe interior, this would have been one expensive Camaro! Anyway, I had to have the black houndstooth interior, and although I expected to use it for the coupe, I went a different direction and chose my favorite color, Fathom Green for the convertible. I also expected to use the white SS hockey stripes, but when I put one on and compared it to the other side, I liked the plain look better. I wired the engine and master cylinder, added vacuum hoses, battery cables and a few other details under the hood. I also used some hose material, the vacuum advance from the kit distributor and a styrene strip to make the smog system. I’m just realizing as I type this that I forgot to make heater hoses, so I’ll complete that before the next under glass with the coupe. Having built a COPO before, I remembered that the dog dish caps do not want to fit on the wheels, so the kit wheels are on the front, but two leftover steelies from the Revell 68 Charger are on the rear. The tires are from the Revell 70 Cuda, and I drilled new holes in the wheel backs to raise the stance. Tire decals are from Fireball, of course. Hope you like it. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FX3vette Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I like it a lot! I know what you mean about the center caps not fitting on the steelies. I’m working on an SS that will have the center caps and beauty rings and the only way I could get the hubcaps to fit well on the wheels was to file out the inner lip of the caps. I like the colour, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardz Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Love the color...well the build is pretty awesome....well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Cardz said: Love the color...well the build is pretty awesome....well done!! 4 hours ago, Cardz said: Love the color...well the build is pretty awesome....well done!! x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Never hesitate to post. Amazing job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Looking real good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustedBronco Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Great work. Love the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Sweet looking Camaro!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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