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Thanks Mike. I really appreciate that bud. I've got a long ways to go skill wise but I'm learning new stuff every day.

Woooo Hoooooo!!!! PARTY!!!!

Nice touch with the "1" ball. Really slick idea. Very cool work on that interior.

Thanks Curt, James and Mike. Mike: I always enjoy your input. I did see that a lot of brake boosters had an anodized appearance in looking on line and through reference pictures. This not being a "numbers matching" SS396 Camaro , I chose to go with an artistic license and go black with it as I don't much care for the anodized look and try to use that sparingly (like on the brake reservoir cap). I did find some photos where folks did paint them black and to me they looked a lot better.

A true masterpiece!!!! You should be VERY happy with that outcome. I've considered building the 1/35 version but like you say, it'll cost as much as my dang grocery bill!!

Looks like it took you in a very good direction CJ!!! Totally Awesome work!!!

I love the look that these kits produce! Awesome color and good turnout!

LOL! Not quite Glenn. Thanks for the good word. I managed to get the master cylinder, brake lines and fittings completed a couple of days ago: and I got the obnoxious rear license plate under way. I'll install a couple of license plate retaining screws at the top of the license plate to top it all off. I've got most of the kinks knocked out of the grille after making some cuts and sanding back to the join areas. I've got the section all glued in and ready for paint. The headlight lenses are spare pieces and are being used for masking devices. See those stupid dots in the middle of the headlamp lenses? Yeah.............those! They'll be gone by the time I'm done with the grille. Here's a quick mock up of the engine compartment. Still have to mark the heater hoses for the clamps I'll be installing on them at the firewall connection, radiator hose fabrication and install and I'll be adding a windshield washer bottle on the radiator core support. I'll also be lifting the heater hose that has a little too much sag to it so that both heater hoses are routing closer together.

I hear you JC. I always get nervous when I use that stuff too.

The roof scoop is an interesting idea indeed and am looking forward to seeing how that's gonna mix with the rest of this fantastic build. Nice work on that hood Greg.

Good to see this one over here as well Steve!! Will be watching in.

This .............I'll be interested in seeing. I picked up the Foose truck kit the other day and thought of a modernized "Street Demon" look with it. I usually don't build duplicate builds but I've always liked the lines of these trucks. I do appreciate the vote of confidence in this build Ron. I've got a long ways to go before I can match some of the talent I see on this forum.

Thanks Dan. Still workin' my tail off on this one. I'm down to the point, and you guys know the one, where it's all the little things left. You know, the mirrors (inside and out) chrome trim, radiator hoses and all that stuff. It's at this point that I usually have a hard time finding direction while at the bench . So I make a list of what's remaining and put it all into a buildable chronological order to help out with that. I'm really hoping to have this one completed in time for this months contest on another forum. Still left to do: 1.) Inside rearview and outside rearview mirrors (acquired both from Revell's Yenko Camaro kit) 2.) Complete exhaust system (made of solder and mufflers from Yenko kit) 3.) Battery paint and install (Battery and AC Delco decal acquired from Yenko kit) 4.) Radiator hoses fabricate , weathering and install 5.) Heater hose inlet / outlet holes drilled in firewall and hoses fed through holes 6.) Drive shaft modified, painted and install 7.) Rear license plate decal applied and license plate base install 8.) Radiator core support/radiator and fan shroud install 9.) Front grille modified, headlamp lenses inserted and install complete assembly 10.) Front air deflector/ spoiler paint and install (Got this from the Yenko kit as well and will be a VERY welcome addition to this old kit) 11.) Front bumper install 12.) Rear bumper install 13.) All badging and emblems install / apply 14. Install body/interior onto chassis assy 15.) Install complete front end / valance onto body We'll see if I can pull it all off by the end of the month but that's still a hefty handful of stuff to do for me.

Looks like you're cleared for take off to me JC. Roll with it man.

I got the spare Camaro kit in yesterday that had the extra grille that I was looking for. I've already spliced out a section of grille from what I had left over that's on the same side as the Z/28 emblem so I won't have the problem of mismatched grille patterns like I did before. We'll see how this all goes. Fingers crossed fellas..............

I'll add my name to the list of fellas that'd like to see where this one's at as well. Too cool. Waaaaaaaaaaaay too cool.

Doncha just love it when you get "another idea" in the middle of a custom build like this and suddenly you look around and you've multiple kits wrapped up in a single build? LOL. I do know a thing or two about that feeling. lololol. Keep up the good work Greg.

I did some more test fitting in the spare car body this morning. This time I fitted the interior and the firewall that I'm going to use and had some fit issues. It seemed that the upper part of the firewall was contacting the body at the corners which affected the vehicle stance dramatically!!! It sat waaaaaaaaaaaaay too high in the front so I had to clip the top corners of the firewall to allow the interior tub to sit further up into the body which brought my front end back down to where I wanted it. In this picture the top lip of the firewall is now sitting snugly up against the body cowl. There was around 3/16" between the two before the mod!! Still gotta install the master cylinder, brake lines and hook the heater hoses up and may run an electrical harness on there but we're getting closer every day................ Stance is right where I want it now. A couple of shots with the grille in place:

Whadda shine!!!!! Keep it coming Steve!!!

You can add me to that list. Whatcha got in mind for this one?

If it's gonna be gold then that's about as good as it gets right there.

Those hood pins are a great touch JC. I can't help but laugh (in a very good way I mean) at how this is all gonna come together in the end. I'm on the edge of my seat pal.

Good grief!! How've you been Tom??! Sorry I haven't gotten around to yackin' atcha dude! Been busier than a one legged man in a butt kickin' contest on ice!! Thanks for peeking in and will be shouting at you soon bud.

Thanks for the comments everybody. Hadn't had a chance to work on this one since Friday. Just too dang much going on at the house over the weekend plus I developed a pulled muscle in my dang neck from a SNEEZE of all things. Really put a damper on my rest the last couple of days so there's not been much bench time out of me. Hopefully this week I can make some forward progress on this beast.

Thanks Carl, Steve and Bruce. I've got the firewall well under way and will start working on the brake master cylinder and brake lines in the upcoming days. Here's where I started with the firewall. The "hood hinge" HOLES were a freakin' eyesore!!! OMG it would have ruined the whole engine compartment!! Here's what I'm talking about and what I started with: and here's the "after" pic: I'd rather have NO hinges than to see two gaping holes in the firewall. As far as the grille is concerned. I had two grilles so I cut the "blank" side of the Z/28 grille on one and transferred it to the other grille. In theory..........it should have worked but the rake of the grille pattern is different when trying to mirror the opposing sides. It looks pretty good when giving a casual glance but it doesn't take too much "zooming in" to see that it's off and the grille of this car is a focal point and a "goof" there would give it a "bloody nose" soooooo.........I've ordered another kit in which to not only straighten this flaw out but to mock up another suspension so I can form and run my exhaust that'll be made from solder.