deadcylinder

I am a little scared to do a door/deck mod. I like your hinge setup. Very stable looking., and serves as a good stand off between the shell and trim to build the door frame. Can't wait to see the full finish.

The wheels were pulled from the 1969 COPO Nova kit. They're stock rims with Dog Dish center caps, with red wall tires. I distressed the center caps by using a paper towel to knock down the shine. Using a blue sharpie, I filled in the bowtie in the center of each cap, wiping away the excess ink immediately with my fingertip. Using a black sharpie, I blacked out the reliefs on the center caps using the same method. The rims, I scraped the backs right behind the slots on the rims to open them up. They are painted in body color. I scuffed the tire sidewalls, then applied the red wall decals. I detailed the hood underside using the body color. I painted the insulation Flat black. The hood striker is black semi gloss. The body color is spray lacquer. Lacquer dries outside- in, and can be rubbed to remove orange peel and any dust nibs. It was also what was used for paint by GM.

Great minds work alike....I would first like to thank RacerX very much for the inspiration on my project. I thought, 'What a good idea it would be to build a COPO '69 Camaro! Now where the heck am I going to find Dog Dish center caps, and stock rims?' I searched the web, and stumbled on this site, with RacerX's post on a project under way. There was the answer.'1969 COPO Nova!'... So, to RacerX; Thank you! Your ideas are awesome! My project: 1969 Camaro (COPO 9561, L72 427 pkg.) I have a build sheet in mind for this project, which includes the 9737 option: (140 mph spedometer), U16 option: (Tachometer). This one also has the A01 option, (Sof-Ray tinted glass, all windows). A full build sheet will be added later. I started out with the lynch pin of this project, the Grille. I adopted the idea from RacerX, and dremeled the back of the grille to open it up. It was somewhat labor intensive, and I did have a couple of hiccups doing this, but the repairs were easy.

I was trying to find which models had dog dishes and steel rims for my lil' COPO 69' Camaro project. Then I bump into this model master. It is great to see that great minds think alike!! You are a visionary! That is one heck of an awesome setup you have there. I only hope my build goes half as well as your's. Really, really dig the color. Kudos!...