70.5 Camaro Promod

[Tortuga Kustomz]

14 hours ago, Ian McLaren said:

It just keeps getting better and better, well done!

Thank you Ian

12 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Glad to see you back on this build Marcos, you've made good progress so far, it smells like Street Outlaws! ?

Thanks Francis, i like that (Smells like street outlaws), feels good to be back to the bench with a big project like this one

[John B.]

WOW! 

[Tortuga Kustomz]

5 hours ago, John B. said:

WOW! 

Thanks

[Tortuga Kustomz]

Ok grang, here is an update on the suspensions, they turning real nice, better then my previous versions, really happy how they look, this time try a different way of doing this...

Before i only add the fish eye huck with some wire and the aluminum tubing, this time i make some shape on the tubing by pressings the back part and sand another part of it, no they look more realistic to me, also build my new set of shocks for the front and they look better then a kit one, still need to work on the chassis and roll cage before i put the engine in place.

 

[mr68gts]

Excellent work so far!

Paul

[Tortuga Kustomz]

6 hours ago, mr68gts said:

Excellent work so far!

Paul

Thank you Paul

[Straightliner59]

Front suspension looking good, Marcos!

[Kit Karson]

Very Kool Project -KK

Edited December 22, 2022 by Kit Karson
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[Tortuga Kustomz]

19 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

Front suspension looking good, Marcos!

Thank you Daniel, very proud of that detail, my best one so far

5 hours ago, Kit Karson said:

Very Kool Project -KK

Thanks Kit

[Ian McLaren]

Great job on the front suspension and struts, I'm looking forward to your next update.

[Tortuga Kustomz]

16 hours ago, Ian McLaren said:

Great job on the front suspension and struts, I'm looking forward to your next update.

Thank you ian, hope to do that soon 

[Tortuga Kustomz]

Hello guys, did a lot of stuff but the progress still slow in my opinion, hope to have more done soon

Work on the front of the chassis, added gas tank base and some brackets for electric boxes and small details, also finished the firewall details

Added gas pedal and clutch area, steering column is on but not finished yet

Added some new flashpoint pulleys and fuel pump

Paint the PSI blower Tamiya black metallic

Paint the Chassis Tamiya Dark green, added some carbon fiber decals and cleared with Tamiya clear

[Straightliner59]

You're really making some good progress, Marcos. Well done!

[Codi]

Love the ProMods Marcus,  and the camaro suits it perfectly.  Congrats on the progress so far.   They're challenging to build.  Tim

[Tortuga Kustomz]

17 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

You're really making some good progress, Marcos. Well done!

Thank you Daniel, i'm pretty happy how this is turning

9 hours ago, Codi said:

Love the ProMods Marcus,  and the camaro suits it perfectly.  Congrats on the progress so far.   They're challenging to build.  Tim

Thank you Tim, yes they are challenging but it's a lot of fun

[Ian McLaren]

A big step forward in this update, well done my friend.

[Tortuga Kustomz]

Thank you Ian

[Tortuga Kustomz]

I was playing a little bit with the suspensions, they are not glue yet, the wheels are going to be on after i make some brake lines details in the chassis, i need space to work on that

[Straightliner59]

Looking great, Marcos! Nice progress, too.

[tbill]

Wow! Superb build so far !

[Tortuga Kustomz]

23 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

Looking great, Marcos! Nice progress, too.

Thanks Daniel

10 hours ago, tbill said:

Wow! Superb build so far !

Much appreciated Tom

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Everything looks great so far Marcos and it seems that the front wheels will be perfectly aligned in the wheel openings. ?

[Tortuga Kustomz]

On 1/24/2023 at 7:28 PM, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Everything looks great so far Marcos and it seems that the front wheels will be perfectly aligned in the wheel openings. ?

Thanks Francis, well they are not in center like i wanted to, but this chassis have many mistakes from my part that try to fix all those little thing requires a new chassis which is better for me to do that later, this way i can learn from my own mistakes, you should see my (mistake list) for my next tube chassis LOL

[Ian McLaren]

4 hours ago, Tortuga Kustomz said:

Thanks Francis, well they are not in center like i wanted to, but this chassis have many mistakes from my part that try to fix all those little thing requires a new chassis which is better for me to do that later, this way i can learn from my own mistakes, you should see my (mistake list) for my next tube chassis LOL

Marcos, I know exactly what you are talking about regarding mistakes, my 1/12 Camaro has had several corrected (brass construction is easier to change/ adjust than plastic in a lot of cases)  That being said there are things I know about that unless actually measured would not be detectable and have no real bearing on the model as a whole so they remain. I finally learned that there is no such thing as the perfect car (full size or model). I have seen people literally spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on world class show cars to get to the perfect car and fall short. The best you can hope for is each successive model is better than the last and that you have fun doing it. Your work is fantastic, don't sweat the small stuff my friend.

[Kenmojr]

On 2/19/2021 at 1:57 PM, lordgodbob said:

Definitely following this...I need to watch a chassis being built, I’ve never done that and I need to learn!

My thoughts exactly, scratch building the chassis is going to be insightful.