maydaymike Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 At long last, the replica of my dad's '84 Z-28 is complete! I started this build in 1998, but it was put away, along with all my other modeling stuff soon after. I recently took the hobby back up, and this is my second completed build. The kit is the '82 Camaro from the Revell "Prestige Auto Movers" set. It's built straight out of the box with the exception of the MPC BFGs (lots of guys hate on them, but they're really easy to letter) and wheels from an AMT '57 Corvette Gasser. 3
maydaymike Posted January 9, 2022 Author Posted January 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, Steamboat said: Mike, It came out great! Model on! I couldn't have done it without those wheels. Thanks again!
TransAmMike Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 Hey there Mike form another Mike. Good job of the "replica". I bought an '84 new myself. My wife claimed it as her car. I talked her into letting me sell it because I wanted a Corvette. She cried her eyes out as the new owner drove it off.....she never lets me forget it too even after all these years.
maydaymike Posted January 9, 2022 Author Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Hey there Mike form another Mike. Good job of the "replica". I bought an '84 new myself. My wife claimed it as her car. I talked her into letting me sell it because I wanted a Corvette. She cried her eyes out as the new owner drove it off.....she never lets me forget it too even after all these years. My dad bought this one in about 1990 from General Tire through an auction. It was initially used by them for track testing, then later relegated to the office pool. The holes were still visible in the floor where the rollbar had been removed. It was unusually optioned. Aside from the 5.0 HO package and 5 speed, AC and cruise were the only options. Crank windows, AM/FM radio, etc. Didn't even have the power hatch release. It lead a hard life. After 5 years of abuse from tire testing and ferrying executives to lunch, my dad used it to pull a trailer for the family business. It held up through well over 200k miles until it was retired due to rust and a second broken transmission. A future project is scratchbuilding the cut down horse trailer that we hauled tire molds on. Edited January 9, 2022 by maydaymike
espo Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 Great looking reproduction of an old family heirloom. Always fun to build something with an interesting past.
TransAmMike Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 3 hours ago, maydaymike said: My dad bought this one in about 1990 from General Tire through an auction. It was initially used by them for track testing, then later relegated to the office pool. The holes were still visible in the floor where the rollbar had been removed. It was unusually optioned. Aside from the 5.0 HO package and 5 speed, AC and cruise were the only options. Crank windows, AM/FM radio, etc. Didn't even have the power hatch release. It lead a hard life. After 5 years of abuse from tire testing and ferrying executives to lunch, my dad used it to pull a trailer for the family business. It held up through well over 200k miles until it was retired due to rust and a second broken transmission. A future project is scratchbuilding the cut down horse trailer that we hauled tire molds on. Very interesting story Mike. Ours was bought new from the dealer. I specifically wanted the H.O. engine and luckily they had just what we wanted. Was black with the silver ground effects. 1
Dave Van Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 Well done build.....getting the wheels right too!!!!! I have gathered stuff to build my 82 Z-28......my project has lasted longer than yours!!!! LOL 1
happy grumpy Posted January 10, 2022 Posted January 10, 2022 Great looking camaro. Glad you're back in the hobby.
ZTony8 Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 One of these years I'm going to build a model of my '84 Z-28. Mine has the H.O. engine so the dual snorkel air cleaner is coming from the Miami Vice Daytona kit(!). The '82-'83 kit console and dash need modification to do an '84- no clock in the console on an '84 and the dash air vents need altering( my car is a non a/c car).
maydaymike Posted January 12, 2022 Author Posted January 12, 2022 6 hours ago, ZTony8 said: One of these years I'm going to build a model of my '84 Z-28. Mine has the H.O. engine so the dual snorkel air cleaner is coming from the Miami Vice Daytona kit(!). The '82-'83 kit console and dash need modification to do an '84- no clock in the console on an '84 and the dash air vents need altering( my car is a non a/c car). The clock was optional in '84. Dad's had one.
ZTony8 Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) On 1/11/2022 at 7:31 PM, maydaymike said: The clock was optional in '84. Dad's had one. Interesting. I've never seen an '84 with a clock on the console, only in the radio. I'll have to check my sales brochure. Edited January 21, 2022 by ZTony8
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