1930fordpickup Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 This is headed in the right direction.Ā Nice work on the flares.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Great progress as always!Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksnow Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Awesome work so far and a great looking real car to simulate. I am definitely following this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 The spoiler treatment is a huge improvement ! These split bumper camaros had great character linesĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Looking awesome!!Ā This is similar to a project I have planned so definitely following.Ā Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 10:27 PM, Spottedlaurel said: Great to see another of your projects on the go Steve, good luck with it! I definitely think there's something of this style to come on one or two of my future builds, I just need to find the right subject and constituent upgrade parts. Hi Nigel, thanks for checking in. I would love to see your take on a similar subject. Iāll keep an eye outā¦ Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 12:13 AM, 1930fordpickup said: This is headed in the right direction.Ā Nice work on the flares.Ā HiĀ Andy, thanks for the kind words. Flares still need some love. I went cross eyed the other day, needed a break from that for a day or twoā¦Ā Ā Ā On 12/6/2021 at 1:12 AM, Mattilacken said: Great progress as always!Ā Slow but sure Anton. On 12/6/2021 at 5:31 AM, ksnow said: Awesome work so far and a great looking real car to simulate. I am definitely following this build. Thanks Kyle, great to have you on board. The real car is awesome, hoping I can do it justice. I do have a few liberties that I plan on taking. Thanks for chiming in! On 12/6/2021 at 5:47 AM, gotnitro? said: The spoiler treatment is a huge improvement ! These split bumper camaros had great character linesĀ Yes, these cars have really grown on me the last 10 years or so. I always liked them, but REALLYĀ like them now. A bit more massaging on the spoiler today. See below. On 12/6/2021 at 7:13 AM, Beans said: Looking awesome!!Ā This is similar to a project I have planned so definitely following.Ā Ā Hi Joe! Sounds like there are lots of you guys with plans for this car. Looking forward to seeing everyone elseās take. Thanks for following along, hopefully it will be helpful for your future build. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3fan Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Hey Steve, Good thing were all so used to wearing masks as with all the body mods and sanding your doing the dust cloud must be something to see!! haha But seriously your work speaks for itself. Look forward to color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Small update. The rear bumper needs to be ātucked inā a bit. On theĀ Ā real car, the bumper is flush with surrounding body.Ā I will thin the bumper achieve this look. Photos beforeā¦ And afterā¦ I will do a final cleanup after bumper is stripped, but itās real close now. I did a bit more work on the spoiler. Added some thin styrene to the lower portion where it joins to the rear quarter. There was a bit too much of a gap for my liking. Still needs a bit more work but getting closer. Front spoiler glued on, but needs some re-shaping to allow attaching a splitter. As you can see, the spoiler is not flat across the bottom. I hope to tackle that tomorrow, more soon. Thanks for having a look, and comments always welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, m3fan said: Hey Steve, Good thing were all so used to wearing masks as with all the body mods and sanding your doing the dust cloud must be something to see!! haha But seriously your work speaks for itself. Look forward to color! Hi Russ!! Thanks for having a look sir. I was thinking about the colour. I might bust out some spoons this weekend. I wonāt be painting it for a while, but it would be good to narrow down my options. The sanding gets a bit monotonous at times, hopefully the end result will be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamelvis Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Wow, lots of great work here so far. Will be keeping an eye on the progress. TCB, Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Nice attention to detail.Ā I really like where this is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 4 hours ago, adamelvis said: Wow, lots of great work here so far. Will be keeping an eye on the progress. TCB, Adam Hi Adam, thanks for having a look. I have spent a fair bit of time in āplanningā the last couple of days. With the bodywork well underway, Iāve started playing with interior, chassis, and engine. Hope to have an update soon. Ā 3 hours ago, Jonathan said: Nice attention to detail.Ā I really like where this is going. Hi Jonathan, nice to hear from you. Trying to replicate some of the actual cars details, but I will be using some creative license in few areas. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Nice catch on that bumper. Small details like that add up over the course of the build. Continuing to watch this beauty come together Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Oh wow this looks great. Glad a stumbled into this one.Ā That bumper treatment is a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) Hi Steve. Nice work on this one so far. I like the flares and I love the goal you are shooting for. š That orange plastic is ugly stuff to work with! When I built this kit, I had interference between the interior tub and the windshield/dash area, so that I had trouble getting the floorpan to meet up with the firewall. I also wound up installing the front subframe and powertrainĀ after the interior and floorpan were in place. Link to my hack job:http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/133121-amt-70-12-camaro/page/2/ Ā Edited December 11, 2021 by NOBLNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Nice work so far Steve! I can't wait to see you work your magic on this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 10 hours ago, mustang1989 said: Nice catch on that bumper. Small details like that add up over the course of the build. Continuing to watch this beauty come together Steve. Hi Joe, the hardest part right now is deciding which details NEED to be done to captureĀ the look of the car, and the look I want, and what can left alone. Thanks for following sir! Ā Ā 8 hours ago, KWT said: Oh wow this looks great. Glad a stumbled into this one.Ā That bumper treatment is a nice touch. Thanks Jeremy, thankfully the bumper already had a flat back, so this was a pretty simple mod. Oh, I hope to have some info on the shop truck for you tomorrow. 8 hours ago, NOBLNG said: Hi Steve. Nice work on this one so far. I like the flares and I love the goal you are shooting for. š That orange plastic is ugly stuff to work with! When I built this kit, I had interference between the interior tub and the windshield/dash area, so that I had trouble getting the floorpan to meet up with the firewall. I also wound up installing the front subframe and powertrainĀ after the interior and floorpan were in place. Link to my hack job:http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/133121-amt-70-12-camaro/page/2/ Ā Hi Greg, thanks for the info! Funny, in the back of my mind I was remembering a build from a while back on this forum where someone had an issue with fitting the chassis and bodyā¦ it was you! Iām changing things a fair bit, but will definitely do some test fitting, thanks. The issue I had when trying to do my first test fit of interior shell/body was how much the body had to be stretched to get the interior in, yikes.Ā With how much time I have in the flares, there was NO WAY I was stretching it that much, something was gonna āpopā. So now I need to plan how final assembly is going to go. Ā I have a plan, hoping I can executeā¦.Ā 4 hours ago, Plowboy said: Nice work so far Steve! I can't wait to see you work your magic on this one! Hey Roger, thank you sir! My list of stuff to do on this keeps growing, it might be more voodoo than magicā¦ Ā Cheers guys, and thanks for taking the time to have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 So, with the bodywork getting ācloseā, Iām bouncing around a bit with various other parts. One of the last pieces of bodywork is the splitter. I havenāt built the splitter yet, but hereās where Iām at. Traced the spoiler outline on tape and transferred that to styrene. I have since cut and shaped the leading edge. On the real car, they added returns the the corners of the spoiler First I added material to flatten the bottom of the spoiler, then added similar returns at the corners.Ā I will still round the corners a bit, and do a bit more fine tuning on the shape at wheel wells, then add the splitter. As you can see, I managed to put off the work on the headlights, not looking forward to that. Ā Started tinkering with the engineā¦ Iām not a fan of moldedĀ in oil filters, so that has been cut free. I have a complete 3d printed LS3 with Edelbrock cross ram intake. However, to simplify one part of the build, I am going to use the block/trans from the kit, and the printed heads and intake. IāmĀ sureĀ it wonāt be ātechnicallyā correct, but it saves some messing around. Besides, they fit like a glove! If you have seen my builds, you already know I like LOW. Soā¦ started planning the ride height. To achieve 1ā of drop at the front I modified the front sub frame. Cut off the two blocks at the mounting point, thinned the trans crossmember, and notched the rear part of the frame. To keep things lined up, I added mounting pins in the existing locations. I pre-drilled small pilot holes in the old pins before removing so I had an accurate location for new ones.Ā I will also lower it more at the spindles, havenāt got there yet. Sorry Ā for the blurry photosĀ beforeā¦ afterā¦ The interior will get some reworking.Ā To channelĀ the body over the frame the inner door panels need about 2ā removed from the bottom. First I cut off the āLā shape where they mount. Then cut off and reshaped the lower edge of the doorĀ card. Quite a bit of grinding and sanding needed to be done where the panel meets the rear inner fender. The end result, you can see the amount removed compared to the rear package shelf. The next job will be fitting this where the rear seats are/were. No back seat drivers in this one! You may have noticed that I removed the factory dash face. I have some aftermarket items to use there. That will be down the road a bitā¦Ā Thats it for now fellas, more soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Making some good progress there Steve, thanks for sharing the tips on how you are going about dropping the ride height. Looking forward to aĀ stance mock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 41 minutes ago, Cool Hand said: Making some good progress there Steve, thanks for sharing the tips on how you are going about dropping the ride height. Looking forward to aĀ stance mock. Haha. I usually start with a stance mock up, Iām trying to be a tease. It should sit almost exactly as the 1:1 when Iām done, if I can sneak it down a bit lower I will. Iām starting to get into the meat and potatoes of this thing now. Thanks for checking in Luke Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Great work and very informative, enjoying this a lot as I have the same orange kit and always wondered just what can be done with it to make it š¤ interesting. By the way, where is the rear panel for the interior from, is it resin or did you scratch build it? Cheers Misha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Misha said: Great work and very informative, enjoying this a lot as I have the same orange kit and always wondered just what can be done with it to make it š¤ interesting. By the way, where is the rear panel for the interior from, is it resin or did you scratch build it? Cheers Misha Hello Misha, I wish I could scratch build that well. The panel is from the AMT ā67 Chevelle pro street kit. Iāve already robbed a bunch of parts from it so I figured one more wouldnāt hurtš¬. As Greg mentioned above, if you are building this kit OOB I think there would be challenges. One thing I noticed while re-working the inner door panels, they were not the same size! Didnāt matter much to me because I modified them anyway,Ā but itās something that could be missed if you were building it stock. I havenāt got to the firewall yet, but based on Gregās comments, I will be giving that area a close look when I get there too. Thanks for checking in Misha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 On to the rear of the interior,Ā hereās the rabbit hole I went downā¦ Hereās how I got there. First I cut apart the New replacement piece, and made a raised ābenchā to replace the seat bottom. Ā Next up, a hole for a subwoofer, add the back and re-attach the kit package tray. The sub is from a diecast car, it will get stripped and painted. Next photo shows that package shelf is now at the correct height. Seats Ā that I will use mocked up. Thats it for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) Thatās really looking sharp Steve! Enjoying your build at a time when Iām away from the bench, unable to work as Iām in bed with a bout of bronchitis. Lots of time to meander around the forum. Your channeling of the body on a modern vehicle is very intriguing! Cheers Misha Edited December 13, 2021 by Misha Added comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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