71 - 72 Elky in resin?

[Bridgebuster]

Does anybody make a 71 - 72 El Camino in resin? I need to find one to put on the AMT 72 Chevelle SS kit.

Thanks.

[Casey]

Jimmy Flintstone makes a '72 SS: http://www.jimmyflintstonestudios.com/chevy.htm

[Marc @ MPC Motorsports]

Jimmy Flintstone 1972 El Camino kit on ebay.

Phil,

Click on the above link to purchase one. It will take a little work to get it ready for paint, but it is the only game in town. I started one a few years ago that I need to finish someday.

You can use the front bumper from the 1972 Chevelle and if you want a chrome rear bumper, Alclad the resin part or get a 1969 El Camino rear bumper and taillights from Modelhaus.

Marc

[Bridgebuster]

Jimmy Flintstone 1972 El Camino kit on ebay.

Phil,

Click on the above link to purchase one. It will take a little work to get it ready for paint, but it is the only game in town. I started one a few years ago that I need to finish someday.

You can use the front bumper from the 1972 Chevelle and if you want a chrome rear bumper, Alclad the resin part or get a 1969 El Camino rear bumper and taillights from Modelhaus.

Marc

Thanks Marc. Looks like it'll be a nice build you have waiting on you. I plan to convert it to a 71. Gotta get me a resin body first, though.

[Marc @ MPC Motorsports]

Phil,

The Elco has a longer wheelbase than the Chevelle. Unless you have two Chevelle chassis to operate with, get the full JF resin kit with the resin chassis. Here's a comparison of the two chassis.

Look closely in the front part of the chassis to see where AMT added the length for the El Camino. The resin chassis is a resin copy of AMT's 1969 El Camino chassis. A rare kit indeed!

[Eshaver]

Looks good , now can we convince Mr Flinstone to do a Non S S grille and hood ? I bet a lot of people would like one of the more afforadible variants too.......... Ed Shaver

[Bridgebuster]

Phil,

The Elco has a longer wheelbase than the Chevelle. Unless you have two Chevelle chassis to operate with, get the full JF resin kit with the resin chassis. Here's a comparison of the two chassis.

Look closely in the front part of the chassis to see where AMT added the length for the El Camino. The resin chassis is a resin copy of AMT's 1969 El Camino chassis. A rare kit indeed!

Thanks Marc. Didn't realize this and adding length to a chasis is a tad over my head right not.

[Marc @ MPC Motorsports]

Thanks Marc. Didn't realize this and adding length to a chasis is a tad over my head right not.

That is why I suggested the full JF kit that includes the chassis plate and interior tub. Many modelers don't have the skill set to make these type of conversions. Good luck with your project. Do you have an AMT 1971 Chevelle body to make the conversion or a Dencon resin 1971 Chevelle transkit? These would be required to build you 1971 El Camino.

[Marc @ MPC Motorsports]

Wouldn't the cheap-n-easy-to-find '68 El Camino (90s issue) have the stretched wheelbase too?

Also, I'm not an El Camino expert, but wouldn't the '68 kit have the same style rear bumper as the '69? My memory is they didn't change as much as Chevelles from year to year in the back.

Yes, but those parts will not work with this body, since it is mastered from the 1969 El Camino annual. The new tool 1968 is closer to 1:24 scale in some respects. The body is wider and a hair longer, which renders the bumpers useless. The 1969 body is made for the promo style chassis plate. Not worth the hassle.

[Mooneyzs]

I have the same Jimmy Flinstone '72 El Camino kit that I was going to use to make it look like my 1:1 71 El Camino some day.

[Bridgebuster]

That is why I suggested the full JF kit that includes the chassis plate and interior tub. Many modelers don't have the skill set to make these type of conversions. Good luck with your project. Do you have an AMT 1971 Chevelle body to make the conversion or a Dencon resin 1971 Chevelle transkit? These would be required to build you 1971 El Camino.

I'll be using the Dencon front end.