om617 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hello. After little building because of weather i decided it was time to get going again. I thought i`d give this old Camaro a chance. It is molded in "lovely" orange and have tons of flash,but after some clean up,fitting and mock-up it is starting to look like a car. Still have the dead cow in trunk stance,i think it`s mostly because i have not glued the body to the chasis yet,but i`ll get on it. The wheels are sleeves from Pegasus with inserted original Rallye wheels. The engine who follow the kit was a joke. I had a spare 427 from the 67 Impala SS who got it`s home in this one,and it fit pretty good. I will also try use the plumbing from the Impala,and i found a period correct brake booster on Ebay,not to be found in the kit. Color and clear are from Tamiya. I thought i`l let it rest over night before i start fondle with BMF. This is the kit. Here is where i am at now. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) Man, your build is looking great. Did you have to modify anything to get the 67 impala engine in there...?? Edited January 17, 2015 by slusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Man, your build is looking great. Did you have to modify anything to get the 67 impala engine in there...?? Thank you. The only thing i had to do was to drill the hole in the oilpan a tiny bit bigger,then it slip right in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTRACING Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Great start! Nice looking paint job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boymingle Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Smooth paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Tommy, I hope you won't mind a friendly nudge, but you need to reverse your valve covers. The four bolts go on the outside edge. Body paint looks great. Which Tamiya silver did you end up using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Thanks James,Mike and Monty. Turned the valve covers around,not sure how that could go wrong. The paint is Tamiya TS30 with one coat of TS13 clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I think what Monty meant was that the valve covers should be rotated 180 degrees from where they are mounted now. If you look at the valve covers from the end you will see that one side is taller than the other. The taller side should be on the bottom or lower edge of the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Nice looking start. I like the colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Love the idea of the wheels. What sleeves did you use exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 David: That is what i did. Stephen: Thank you. Matthijs: I cant find pictures of the ones exactly i use because i have thrown away the package. One thing is for sure they are not "23,mine are 19" or 20" max,15" wheels slip right into them. This is what the package did look like (Mine is not "23) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Did some BMF today and detail painted the wheels. The "28" behind the Z should be white,getting on it. Have cut the spindles to correct the bad stance on the car. I consider give this a front spoiler and skip the one on the trunk. Hope it gets warm enough to get on painting the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Wow-that looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Wheels turned out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 looking good! I don't know about you, but I have a hard time foiling silver cars, hard to tell where the foil ends, and color begins at times, really plays with your eyes sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Cool project, great start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaftygas Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) That car looks great! Edited January 20, 2015 by jaftygas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Super nice looking 68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) I've always wondered who the manufacturer of that kit was because I had one of these a long time ago and always wanted another shot at one of these. My first build was pretty bad as I recall. You're doing wonders with this kit and like the upgrades you're doing. Where's the fun in leaving builds all stock anyways? Edited January 20, 2015 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Really nice work so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Tom: I find most attempts on foil a nightmare,but i agree on silver being a challenge. Joe: Thank you,and i always fail trying to go completely stock lol. But this kit is so crude i dont have the skill or patience to even attempt trying to make it stock. Well,the engine is in. Had to find a new radiator in the parts box,so this,cooling and radiator hoses arent in yet. Edited January 21, 2015 by om617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw_Pitbull_0411 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sharp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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