AmericanMuscleFan Posted July 24, 2022 Posted July 24, 2022 Great update Charlie ! ? You never fail to impress and all your machined parts are a lesson in fabrication for anyone who aspires to create this kind of detail !
charlie libby Posted August 15, 2022 Author Posted August 15, 2022 hi francis ,hi michel.i have been a little quiet.have a little time today,to lazy to do any work.here is a few more rear suspension pictures and the beginning of the front suspension parts. i am have been making the lower ball and a-arms. also modifying the front frme so it looks more like the real thing . i have also taken make various sizes and shapes of material from 2 part polyurethane to make parts. cast them in shapes and sizes, and machine them. you don't need alot of sizes in stock and not as much waste ,just cast what you need. final wheel offset for the rears.
Street Rod Posted August 17, 2022 Posted August 17, 2022 Fantastic looking work so far! Those Keystones are spot on and look great in the tires! It’s not something I want to do myself, but I really enjoy watching you all who make these parts from different metals. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
Ian McLaren Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Great update, your really bringing back memories with leaf springs and Lakewood bars deal. Did I miss something, l don't see reference to the rear leaf springs.
Bainford Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Stellar work here, Charlie. Those Keystones are simply sublime. All of the fab work and machining is spot on. Very impressive.
charlie libby Posted August 25, 2022 Author Posted August 25, 2022 hi doyle , ian and trevor.i am glad people are looking at my project.thanks for all the comments,glad to hear from you all.working on the front subframe and front a-arms. the lowers are looking and fitting pretty good. getting the holes drilled in the subframe to line up and in the proper location was tricky. i am working on the uppers and they have a major curve in them so i have been working on one practice piece to decide on the order of the many steps. i think i have a good understanding of what order it will take. i will finish one in the next week. after the spindles are made i can make the shocks to the proper length and set the offset on the front wheels.
charlie libby Posted September 19, 2022 Author Posted September 19, 2022 hello edgar and james thanks for your comments,very nice to hear from you. got a few new pictures to share. still making front suspension parts. making the ball joints and upper a arms has been time consuming. the car was mostly stock so i am sticking with that theme.the car at various times with various engines while i owned it was painted 3 different colors white, dark metalic blue,with a smallblock and dark metalic brown with a bigblock.always 4 speed. it was not a z28 .i have nat decided on the engine yet, that will decide the color. leaning towards the bigblock because i have not made one of those yet and i liked the brown metalic. 2
Ian McLaren Posted September 22, 2022 Posted September 22, 2022 Charlie, again you are taking what would normally be a straight forward model and elevating it to a master level. Just a fantastic project, I love this.
Codi Posted September 29, 2022 Posted September 29, 2022 Truly enjoying your build Charlie. Please keep the updates coming and thanks for sharing your techniques/methods. cheers, tim
Tarkmucker Posted October 3, 2022 Posted October 3, 2022 This is amazing, I love all the detail and machine work that you’re doing
Bobjernigan3 Posted November 8, 2022 Posted November 8, 2022 Awesome works looks amazing! I'll be following this build!!! Truly inspiring!
Codi Posted November 17, 2022 Posted November 17, 2022 Still lurking Charlie..........any new updates to share per chance? cheers, tim
charlie libby Posted January 8, 2023 Author Posted January 8, 2023 hi everybody ,sorry i haven't been around for awhile. sort of lost interest in my current camaro project, that sometimes happens. we did alot of traveling so that really cut in to my progress. as of late i have been doing remodeling on our house so it all ate alot of days and weeks. i have gotten back in the sho, but started a different project, a jaguar powered 1932 ford saltlakes car. i will get back to the camaro in the future. i have a few pictures of the camaro project. thank you all for your interest. 1
AmericanMuscleFan Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 WOW!!! The engine block and the clutch system are fantastic Charlie, good thing you are not motivated.... ?
charlie libby Posted January 10, 2023 Author Posted January 10, 2023 hi francis, thanks for your complements. sorry i havent been around for awhile. i have still checked on you and cody.i like your new project alot.
Ian McLaren Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 Charlie, the work you have done on the engine is tremendous, love the motor mounts and the flywheel/clutch disk. It all looks like the full size items, amazing!
charlie libby Posted January 17, 2023 Author Posted January 17, 2023 thank you very much Ian. glad you enjoyed it so far.
Codi Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 Always one of my favorite threads to visit. Lovely details you've captured (as usual) and I'll be sure to keep my eye on your progress. Congrats too Charlie and my best regards. Tim
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