Mattilacken Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) I started this project a wile ago. And have made som progress. I had decided on a Pro touring look with ‘19 BBS.. but did not wan to continue for some reason.. was surfing the net and just figured it needed mini lite wheels. Found some decent ones in Sweden but not staggered. Was also looking at scaleproduction which have a nice set but they are in Germany.. but it got me thinking. Found a set of RS watanabes on a Swedish site and thought that they would work. And then I remembered that I had a set in the PB. Problem is they are 4 Bolt and maybe to wide. The C5R Silverado won’t be using its corvette wheels so the wheel nuts will not be used. And thanks to my old stash I had an second set. So.. centrum bolt is the solution! I Made the front as you can se with the shaft going through and the nut retaining it. The rears had an different problem since the rims had a 3mm centrum bore in stead of the 2mm needed. So I put the corvette part in my dremel and turned it down in size and made it conical so it would fit. Problem is almost solved. Now I just need to remove the original screws and fil their holes and repeat on the other two wheels. I believe the wheels come from a AE86 from aoshima. I believe it looks decent for a test fit. But i will need to work on the fitment on both corners. They need to come inwards to the body some. Might need to alter the front backing plate/upright. first time trying these techniques. Worked ok but second set will be better 😉 The stock Z28 engine will see some minor upgrades I guess. comments and thoughts are most welcome! Edited August 23, 2021 by Mattilacken 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Very creative, the wheels and tires look spot on for a racer. Look forward to seeing your progress on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Hi Anton, I like those wheels, good choice for the car. Maybe a touch lower with the stance? Then again, I just like low!! Do you have a body colour yet? Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Looking pretty good on the build so far Anton. Looks like Chevy orange for the engine so you going with a traditional body color for the Camaro or custom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 9 hours ago, FLHCAHZ said: Very creative, the wheels and tires look spot on for a racer. Look forward to seeing your progress on this Thanks! Yes I believe so to! 7 hours ago, Steve H said: Hi Anton, I like those wheels, good choice for the car. Maybe a touch lower with the stance? Then again, I just like low!! Do you have a body colour yet? Cheers, Steve Yes you might be right! I had the stance set up for the other wheels but i think you are right! I have actualy lifted the rear suspension a bit from stock so it would have a bit of forward lean as I like them but I will tweek it I think. Color vise I am thinking of gold with black stripes or solid gray.. not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Zippi said: Looking pretty good on the build so far Anton. Looks like Chevy orange for the engine so you going with a traditional body color for the Camaro or custom? thanks m8! Yes you are right on the color of the motor. As mentioned after your post 🙂 thinking about gold with black or solid grey. A friends Camaro is inspirational: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Cool looking Camaro, love the look your after too ! Your friends car is tough looking , looks like a beast ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I like your ideas on this , and having owned a '69 Camaro for a total of 18 years in the past I have a great interest in them. I like the slight rack of the stance and I know this is only plastic, but if you were to go any lower you would need to either narrow the track of the tires to fit under the body or flare the wheel wells. Looking at your friends beautiful '68 Camaro, did he add a '69 front lower valance panel ?, you can see how Chevrolet designed the wheel well openings differently between the '67 & '68 Camaros from the '69 model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Lowlife ! ! said: Cool looking Camaro, love the look your after too ! Your friends car is tough looking , looks like a beast ! Thanks, yes his Camaro is a beast! He Have it for sale now though. 36 minutes ago, espo said: I like your ideas on this , and having owned a '69 Camaro for a total of 18 years in the past I have a great interest in them. I like the slight rack of the stance and I know this is only plastic, but if you were to go any lower you would need to either narrow the track of the tires to fit under the body or flare the wheel wells. Looking at your friends beautiful '68 Camaro, did he add a '69 front lower valance panel ?, you can see how Chevrolet designed the wheel well openings differently between the '67 & '68 Camaros from the '69 model. thanks for the encouragement:-) I could not agree more about narrowing the track if I want it lower. I Will need to look for an other set of front tires since one is missing. Yes he did a custom front valance for it where he blended a ‘69 Camaro section. Some more info on it if you are interested: started from a quite rough point. https://www.garaget.org/?car=178525 https://www.garaget.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=148371 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) Suggestions needed. I test fitted the non RS grill and I have a huge gap on top of the grill. Any special fixes for this? Edited August 25, 2021 by Mattilacken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Maybe a small piece of sheet plastic cut to size to fill the gap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Nice Camaro !!! Its gonna turn out being a track beast, love the aggressive stance and wheel combo . As far as the grill gap, just a thin strip of plastic along the top to fill, something like. 015 " aka plastic for sale signs would work there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 3 hours ago, espo said: Maybe a small piece of sheet plastic cut to size to fill the gap. 1 hour ago, gotnitro? said: Nice Camaro !!! Its gonna turn out being a track beast, love the aggressive stance and wheel combo . As far as the grill gap, just a thin strip of plastic along the top to fill, something like. 015 " aka plastic for sale signs would work there Thanks guys! Absolutely. Just thought if there was a known problem that had a known fix except for the adding material part, such as “for using the standard grill you need to remove the tab or such” 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser_Salad Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I adore those wheels! They look so much cooler on that car than the car they were meant for. I'll be watching, can't wait to see more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Mattilacken said: Suggestions needed. I test fitted the non RS grill and I have a huge gap on top of the grill. Any special fixes for this? I never noticed that before. I always assumed they actually were open there. Guess not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Wow, your friends car looks awesome. That grey isn’t a colour I would have chose as suiting that car, but it looks stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 On 8/26/2021 at 1:21 AM, Ceaser_Salad said: I adore those wheels! They look so much cooler on that car than the car they were meant for. I'll be watching, can't wait to see more Me to i also like them allot and could not agree more! Thanks! On 8/26/2021 at 2:03 AM, Can-Con said: I never noticed that before. I always assumed they actually were open there. Guess not. ... You are right that they should be closed there 😃 On 8/26/2021 at 6:19 AM, Steve H said: Wow, your friends car looks awesome. That grey isn’t a colour I would have chose as suiting that car, but it looks stunning! I agree, that collor realy works on that car! but i guess it need the right attitude to make that collor fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Excellent work so far, the wheels and brakes look great. For the gap? I would just add a styrene strip of appropriate thickness to the inside of the opening in the body. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Nice work, and your friends Camaro looks dangerously fun! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) You've definitely got the stance down alright. Looks nice 'n aggressive. Btw......that 1:1 Camaro that your friend has looks bad a$$!! Edited August 27, 2021 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 5 hours ago, David G. said: Excellent work so far, the wheels and brakes look great. For the gap? I would just add a styrene strip of appropriate thickness to the inside of the opening in the body. David G. Thanks! Yes I will do that to fill the gap 🙂 4 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Nice work, and your friends Camaro looks dangerously fun! I love it! 3 hours ago, mustang1989 said: You've definitely got the stance down alright. Looks nice 'n aggressive. Btw......that 1:1 Camaro that your friend has looks bad a$$!! Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 Done some small progress. Managed to get the wheels inboard some with some tweeking, hacking of the front calipers and adjustments to the rear hubs. Still not perfect butt getting there. Removed the lift blocks on the rear to lover it, still need to alter the front. the cut caliper. The difference in size. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 8/25/2021 at 8:20 AM, Mattilacken said: Suggestions needed. I test fitted the non RS grill and I have a huge gap on top of the grill. Any special fixes for this? I can't tell for certain, but could you have the grille in upside down? They DO have a top and a bottom. Try flipping it over and see if it fits better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) Snapped an other so the offset can be seen better. I did also find the seats I believe and maybe a dash.. Edited August 30, 2021 by Mattilacken 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 10 minutes ago, Snake45 said: I can't tell for certain, but could you have the grille in upside down? They DO have a top and a bottom. Try flipping it over and see if it fits better. Yes it’s rounded differeny on the edges. Will try turn it but I think you see better in one of the later pics that I posted right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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