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Thanks Niko and Jeff, I appreciate it! Finally feels like I am making some progress.

Thanks Roger! Here is how I tie down the brake/fuel lines. Pretty simple just takes a little patience. For me the most difficult part is just getting the line bent the way I want it. I use different gauges of wire I get from Hobby Lobby. For brake/fuel lines I usually use 26 or 24 gauge. For the tie-downs I use 30 or 32 gauge. Once I get the line bent, I figure where I want the clips and drill a small hole under the line in each spot. Then I wrap about a 1 inch piece of the small gauge wire around a drill bit to creat the "tie-down". Just insert the two lengths into the hole and pull/twist on the other side. Once I get them fairly tight, I add a drop of super glue to hold them and cut off the excess when dry.

Well if it's only going to be one, that is a spectacular one! Great photo's too, looks like a real car. The detail and perfectly clean build are just awesome!

This is awesome! And yep, on our block it was my older brothers in our tiny one car garage. Every weekend there was a crowd working on something.

With a foot or more of snow outside, it was a good weekend to get some bench time. I actually got the engine just about done. Only parts original to the kit are the block, water pump and oil pan. Struggled a bit with the alternator, but made a lower brace to hold it in place, it is very delicate, but should stay if my clumsy hands don't knock it off. I've still got to look around the parts box for a flex fan. Next up is finishing the interior, front end and then moving on to the body. Still have several decisions as far as underhood detail and layout.

Wow! Just saw this one Scott! Love all of the builds you have posted, but this is my favorite. Awesome job on the ramp truck and the roadrunner is really cool.

Looking forward to this one. You don't see that version done very often.

Thanks Guys, appreciate the feedback! Wish I had more time to work on it and provide more frequent updates. Did get the Chevy orange on the block today so hopefully will get some progress on the engine in the next week or so.

Very nice looking build, love that you set it off with Panther Pink. Super cool.

Super clean build and paint looks great. Awesome job!

Awesome job Scott, looks great!

Thanks Will, appreciate it!

Glad to see you back on this Niko, it is such a cool build!

Happy New Year everyone! I didn't get much done on the Camaro over the holidays, but have a couple of small updates. I have been working on mocking up the engine and some misc. stuff. Actually spent more time with another build I also have going on. As I mentioned previously, I couldn't leave the kit springs in front. So I scratchbuilt the following. Also, wanted to detail the transmission a little. Pulled out the shift linkage piece from a Monogram NASCAR kit, but it was very clunky, so I decided to use part of it and add wire linkages. Not real accurate, but just something to give a little visual detail. Nobody will probably ever see them anyway, but couldn't stop myself from doing it, LOL. I will be spending a lot of time now on finishing the interior, working on the engine and finally getting to the body. With the weather we are having here, I might just stay in the basement all weekend!

Hi Roger, the bead roll looks great! Small detail that makes a big impact. Also, congrats on the new job!

Dang, that sucks Bob! I was really looking forward to this one. Well, we've all been there. I have several in boxes that I know I will never try to rescue (but yet I keep them!). I'm sure your next build will make up for this one.

Awesome job! Super clean build and the paint looks great. I haven't done one of the 1/16th kits since I was a kid, you may be inspiring me to add it to the queue. I have the California Charger dragster sitting in the cabinet next to my bench.

That is way cool! Love an old Mercury sled, especially an iconic one like this. Great job!

Absolutely awesome build! Initially I thought the first picture was the real car you were using for inspiration. Great color and love the subtle changes you made. The wheels, spoiler and splitter are outstanding.

Quick update. Complete re-do of the rear suspension. Actually had to use a new chassis from a second kit (guess that's why I have two of a lot of models, LOL). For some reason the paint was lifting off of the original and requiring a purple bath. I'll clean that up and build the second kit stock someday. Anyway, got the shackles and shocks sorted out and redone. Added an electric fuel pump and brake/fuel lines. Will also be adding some old school Lakewood traction bars. Now on to the front suspension. Below is what comes in the kit. Plan is to make some springs/shocks. Not going overboard on it, but just couldn't leave these. With Christmas this week and all I've got to do around the house for family coming over, I will probably not be getting much modeling done the rest of the week. Merry Christmas everyone! Hopefully Santa brings you some new kits or supplies.

Making some good progress Roger!

Thanks DW! Yeah the mounts are flipped in the picture. They’re not glued on. Was rushing and just didn’t think when I was setting them in place. The shackles are something I have been stressing about. Built the bottom mounts based on the kit location, then realized later, with dropping the leaf spring down that they should come forward. Will probably redo them. What’s a build without having to change/redo things. LOL.

Thanks everyone for the feedback!

Very cool subject Brock! Awesome that you are making it a gasser with a tilt front end.

Couple small updates. Mocked up what I have done on the chassis. Added a drive shaft loop and lots of detail nuts/bolts (26 so far). Nothing glued yet, still need to add the fuel pump/lines and break lines before I glue it together and then move to the front end. Also did some on the interior. Made the roll cage and had to grind a lot off of the seats to get them to fit. They still need a little more sanding, but look okay. Trying to decide if they are going to be just black or have the white striping that was available in the RS/SS. Not sure what the real car had, but I like the look with the white and it would add some interest to the interior. Well, I was hoping to get the body sanded and in primer this weekend, but with the holidays, I didn't even get close to enough time for that. Progress may be slow(er) for the next couple of weeks.