1-8 scale 69 camaro pro mod (mike hill's car)

[Mooneyzs]

Dave... you are the man when it comes to machining stuff. If I didn't know that this was a model, I swear that this engine looks like the real thing. You have Skills bud!!

[Red rocket 10]

Dave I can smell the fuel man , outstanding!

[Interceptor]

Very nice Dave. Can't wait for the next update...

Mark

[Old Sprinter]

Amazing stuff, Dave. It needs a few more nozzles, though. Man I thought sprinters had a bunch with 16. Beautiful work.

[comp1839]

thanks a bunch guys!!! your responses / questions are always welcome.

joe, yup. i turned round stock down on a taper and added flats.

ken, this will be a Gene Fulton 4 stage system. there are 2 more systems that need to be installed in the plenum ends. they are called "viper" systems. the nozzle that stick into the runners inside look like fangs. if this were a speed tech 5 stage system there would be another set of nozzles outside on the under side of each intake runner. it is a plumbing night mare!!!!!!!!! hehe. i hope i don't screw it up.

[Unatural]

That's a plumbing nightmare on the full scale version. I can't even imagine what it's going to be like in 1/8th scale.

Edited August 26, 2012 by Unatural

[futurattraction]

That intake is gorgeous, Dave. I love your runners... You've got your work cut out for you with the plumbing, but I'm sure you'll pull it off with no problem.

[GoatGuy]

You're at the top of the heap, Dave. Can't wait to see more progress.

[baddgass]

Lots of N.O.S. Dave, looks deadly. Great work as always ( 5 stage sys. )

Thanks Brother.

[comp1839]

o.k. so it's been a while but, i haven't idle doing nothing. this is one of those times that some of you can appreciate. i've been doing all the little stuff for the carbs. you younger guys should take advantage of your eyesight while it's still really good. at 53 this stuff is one enormous pain in the butt!!!!

i started with the carbs. i put the throttle shafts in and the bowl vents. still working on the accelerator pump nozzle. i may also do the accelerator pumps and lever. time will tell.

later on i made the carb linkage arms out of aluminum and painted them semi gloss black.

after that, onto the carb shear plates.

then after that i made the linkage arms. the rod ends (and almost all of my hardware) are R.B.motion, of course.

[comp1839]

then i made the decals for the nitrous solenoids. there are 16 of them in all. also, i drilled two .015" holes in each solenoid for the wires.

with all the prep work done i started on the carb linkage for the (4) 2 barrel carbs.

[Unatural]

That looks fantastic!!

Does Mike Hill know that you're building this? I'm sure he would love to see all of this if he isn't watching it already.

[Romell R]

Mike is a friend of mine I told him about it.

[comp1839]

thanks wayne. yes, mike is aware of the build. he may not know about this particular website but, he is aware that the build is going on. thanks for asking. i understand the car is for sale, if you or any one else is interested. i believe they want to build something else. i think i'll have to tell them to slow down.......i can't build the model as fast as they build the real car!!!!!! hehe.

i got a little more done before it's time to go to bed. i got the rest of the arms on the shafts and made the links to them. slowly but surely i'm getting there............and stop calling me surely! hehe.

[comp1839]

thanks rommel!

[Prostreet]

Amazing work Dave, you are a true craftsman. Now i will take one of those in 1/12th please for my drag radial build lol

[comp1839]

LOL! thanks joe.

[Red rocket 10]

Dave this Is unbelievable , I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the next update.

Fantastic !

Leonard

Edited August 27, 2012 by Red rocket 10

[Jdurg]

Wow Dave. I'd state my true response upon seeing this project, but the forum censors would not allow it and I'd likely serve a ban for the number of expletives. Just incredible work that I could only dream about doing. Simply amazing. After seeing this, I know that I will take my 1967 Vette project VERY slowly and steadily so I can at least try and come close to building something in the ballpark of this project. (Though even if I did the best job I could do, I'd only be in the last row of the triple deck after seeing your work. )

Bravo sir. Bravo!

[David Thibodeau]

pure wickedness!!!

Edited August 28, 2012 by David Thibodeau

[GoatGuy]

Awesome work and I know what you're talking about when you mention your eyesight. At 58 I deal with the same thing. I pray that your eyes and brain survive to build another 50 projects.

[Mooneyzs]

Dave you are the master craftsman bud!! Holy Cow that is some beautiful work. Everything looks great. That carb set up is out of this world. Love this build and love your updates

[vintagedragfan]

Dave, this is just outstanding work man, it looks real as usual! outstanding work man!!

[Unatural]

Ok Dave, I know this wasn't in your original plans, but how much cooler would this Camaro be if you built the engine like this?!! C'mon, I know you can do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Xww-J3igE&feature=related

[comp1839]

guys, thank you for the very kind responses! definitely appreciated!

wayne, maybe the next one, hehe! nice try though.

i started plumbing the nitrous. here is the upper set of nozzles in the runners.

the start of the viper dual systems.