DanL Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Used the AMT full bumper 1970 1/2 Z-28 to replicate the car I owned in the early 70's. I replaced the standard LT-1 exhaust manifolds with headers from the AMT Baldwin Camaro and also used the yellow traction bars. The rear street slicks and slotted mags came from the Moebius Chevy II gasser. I had the car repainted in 1974 in Volkswagen Silver Blue so I used Tamiya TS-58 Pearl light blue on a silver base coat to try and replicate the shade. It's close but not perfect. I managed to lower the front by 2 mm and raise the rear about the same to get a 70's stance to it. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Looks like the real car. Love that ‘70’s stance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 My original car ran American Racing slotted mags in the rear and Cragar SS mags up front with Mickey Thompson tires. It was common to see cars with two different types of wheels back then. Of course it had the LT-1 350 cu in engine along with 4.11 gears and Muncie 4 speed. 4000 RPM got me about 65 mph on the highway. I ran Gabriel Hi tracker air shocks in the back along with the yellow Lakewood traction bars as well as a shackle kit for clearance. The engine used Mallory dual point ignition, Holley 780 double pumper, Edelbrock manifold, Crane solid lifter camshaft, Ported and Polished heads and Hooker headers (in white of course). Exhaust ran through Thrush turbo 400 mufflers. Finished off the drivetrain with a Hays 3-finger racing clutch inside a Lakewood steel bellhousing. You really needed some leg strength to push that clutch pedal. I owned it for about 3 years, sold it once and bought it back and finally sold it for good. Made money on it each time. Good memories. Cheers DanL 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage chromoly Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Nice work! I really like early second gen Camaros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 Just now, Vintage chromoly said: Nice work! I really like early second gen Camaros. Yes... they really are a great design and look good from any angle. It's just too bad we don't have a properly good model kit to represent them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Very nice 👌🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Looks great. I never used the Tamiya Pearl Blue on a silver base before but now I would like to use that process. I really like the look it provides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I like the look of the soft blue color and the finish looks great. Always thought the lower rear spoiler looked better on the second gen Camaros. The interior is very realistic looking with the way the dash is trimmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 For those of you considering building this AMT kit. It is not a properly designed kit... it does not go together well. The initial build up , painting and detail goes OK but when you attempt to fit it all together the pins don't fit the holes and the worst is the dash, windshield and windshield surround all want to occupy the same space. This is not a simple fix either. It requires major modifications to get it even close to fitting. Of course you have to do all this modification with painted and detailed pieces which just destroys them. It fought me to the very end, even the rear license plate holder didn't fit. Two bits of advice... Lower the entire dash in the interior tub before you start cutting the windshield and secondly, do not attach the two pieces of the chassis together until the very end. This is the first AMT kit I have built and it probably will be the last one, but I really did want to build the old Z-28. Here's a few more pictures.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Pretty sharp! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Very cool build of your old street fighter Dan. I too am a fan of this body style and have the AMT Baldwin motion Camaro in my stash. Thanks for the heads up about the kit's issues. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 That's a great looking replica of your car. I like the color it fits this body style so well. I feel your pain. I've built a couple of those and they are not easy. The one I built recently fought every step of the way. I had a hard time fitting the body over the chassis . Don't be put off by this kit though, there are really good AMT kits out there that fits really well, too many to list here but you tube reviews are your friend here. Right now I am building their" culture car " chevy 57 and it's a pure joy. Anyway, you did a superb job on your camaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 Thanks for all the positive comments... Cheers DanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) Dan, car looks great and your avatar is awesome too! Makes me laugh. 😂 Edited October 11, 2022 by Oldcarfan27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 45 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Dan that pic is perfect for my "70s cars as they really were" thread. The fact that you owned it makes it even better. Please consider adding it and your ownership stories to the thread! Also, your avatar is awesome too! Makes me laugh. 😂 Thanks Patrick... sometimes you have to just mash the throttle and hang on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Looks great! Looks like you nailed it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Super Build, and even Better Story. Thanks for sharing, Dan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 That looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 6 hours ago, ewetwo said: That looks great. Thanks David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 19701/2 Z-28's seem to be quite popular... so I added a few more pics of my recent build. It does bring back fond memories of my old street car Cheers DanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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