R. Thorne

Side windows cut out of .005” clear styrene and installed. Next job is to put lettering and numbers on them.

Installed windshield and rear window. I am liking the e6000 stuff more and more for it’s tackiness, strength, and ease of installation because of it’s thickness.

Letters and numbers installed on windshield and back glass. Undecided whether I will make side windows. A pic of the stuff i needed (Coke and remote not absolutely necessary).

Installed hood decals, dipped windshield and back window in the new “future “ and let it dry overnight covered from dust.

Couldn’t decide whether to Bring out door and trunk gaps, then looked at the hood on the model. One side had a gap and it was black and looked realistic (isn’t that what this is all about?). I admit the gaps look a little wide on the doors. Also, glued grill on with some e6000. Just saw I missed the gap between rear glass and the trunk.

Back on the Camaro. Installed taillights, chrome pen on the parking lights before installing the lenses, and making driveshaft loop.

Some front end pics after installing the bumper and grill. In retrospect, I should probably not have handled the grill so soon, as some scuff type marks are shown in the pictures. Also, the grill protrudes too far, I think, due to too thick a backing. Live and learn. Gonna hold on this one for a while until I decide how to do the lettering (hand painting, home made or aftermarket individual decals, etc.). I have some coming from Bedlamcreations that may work ok. Anyway, back to work on the 69 Camaro stocker.

Looks sorta like a Boss 429, not 427 sohc.

Thanks, Ace, you are too kind. Decided to try and do some final trim clean up work on the Hasegawa chrome trim with the new (to me) short scalpel with a #11 type blade. I muffed it up pretty good when I first put the trim on. A big part of the problem was not being able to differentiate between the black shiny paint and the bright chrome trim and I was using a saw type blade which had a tendency to dig in too much. In retrospect, a lot of the problem was due to the light over the work bench glaring. Today, it was cloudy, and I worked in my son’s bedroom with only the ceiling light on. I was able to trim it up pretty good. I tried to show some before and after pictures.

Finally got back to this one with some interior assembly, installed Sun type tach, master cylinder, wiper motor, and battery. No, the radiator is not staying on the seat. Just holding the steering wheel in place until the glue sets up. Should have used ca glue like I did everything else.

Trimmed the grill mounting brackets and gave it a quick Revell Chrome spray. First time using this high dollar stuff and I am impressed. No primer, just styrene.

Thought about making the grill from paper clips as someone had suggested, but, decided to go with round plastic tubing and some square tubing to mount it on . “Glued” the square stock to some double back tape to keep it in position.

Got the intake back on, then reamed the bumper out with a 3/32” drill bit to install the “rubber” bumper protectors.

Trying to wrap this one up. Finally, got the chassis installed along with the radiator and some other fiddle bits. Funny how changing a few things (trans, intake, etc. ) complicates seemingly easy assembling procedures. Had to remove the intake as it was installed a tad too far back on the engine. Lost one of the wiper blades in the process (maybe tech inspection will let that slide lol). Gonna try and finish her up tomorrow.

I fill mine half full with lead pellets and put a strip of masking tape on the top (actually the bottom of bottle) where the indentation is for a puddle of super glue. The next day I strip it off and replace with another strip of tape. I also use it as a resting place for my tooth pick that I often use for applying ca glue.

Sadly, it looks like he is selling his house, cars, collections, etc., to pay insurance bills and he is no longer capable physically of working on cars.

Thanks, Ace. Nice work.

Yes, Trevor. Southern Motorsports Hobbies.

Tach installed, some shiny stuff put on, and hood and trunk hinges.

decalled some old and new school tachs.

Just watched a couple new posts with Steve. His gait is off a bit, but his mind is still sharp (maybe with a little more humor).

Got some tachometers and gauge decals. “Chromed” a couple with some flysea.

Painted and installed driveshaft loop and modified stock exhaust.

You might consider one of these options.

Double back tape?