'70.5 Z-28 Pro Touring CBR group build

[Beans]

Decided to throw my hat in for the Cannonball run group build with the year of birth theme.  

Having a lot to choose from for 1970 I decided on the AMT Z28 and am going the pro touring route.

Steve H. has a really well done and super detailed pro touring version of this model in the WIP section as well so I needed to be sure to steal all his good ideas while making mine different.

 

Here are just some basic pictures of what I have done so far...

Noticed the body isn't quite looking all that good.....I think I'll set it aside and work on the chassis

Had a decent engine laying around so with the help of the 3D printer I started upgrading it.

                                             

To address ride height I needed tires and wheels.  3D printer to the rescue again.  Designed some wheels on the free tinkercad program and made everything to scale.  Also realized that reducing things to the proper scale tends to make parts thin.  Still figuring this whole 3d printing thing out.

     

[Beans]

With the tires sized and ride height generally determined, as well as still ignoring the body warp issue...

I turned my attention to the rear suspension.  Thought about all kinds of ways to modify for an upgraded independent suspension.  Then decided to just cut things up and build new.

 

Used styrene to reconstruct the entire rear chassis.

 

Then added the rear end, axle, lower and upper suspension components and fitted the tires with some disc brakes I had.  

 

 

 

Next I will clean up the connection points and add shocks.   Then on to the front end...

[Steve H]

Hi Joe! Off to a great start. I’ll definitely be watching yours come together. It will be a bit embarrassing if you finish before me, I better get going!! 
 

Cheers, Steve

[FLHCAHZ]

Nice fab work.  Its all looking great!

[Beans]

On 1/18/2022 at 9:10 AM, Steve H said:

Hi Joe! Off to a great start. I’ll definitely be watching yours come together. It will be a bit embarrassing if you finish before me, I better get going!! 
 

Cheers, Steve

Don't count on it.  I always start out gangbusters but slow down rapidly   

[Beans]

On 1/19/2022 at 6:24 AM, FLHCAHZ said:

Nice fab work.  Its all looking great!

Thank you.  This is definitely the most scratch building I have ever attempted.  

[Beans]

Not much new.  3d printed and painted up some seats. 

Did some butchery to the rear chassis to fit over my mods.

[Beans]

Managed to get the roll bar in and the interior cleaned up.  For the most part the interior is done.  

 

Also widened out the wheel wells and checked the stance with where everything should fit.