Reher-Morrison P/S Camaro New Release

[booboo60]

So anyone building the New release Reher-Morrison Camaro kit, I have it, But I am thinking of doing the Grumpy Jenkins Camaro, its a cpl year older, but same body type, But, I also have both car decals on slixx decals, so Now im left with deciding, any input?

[ratnasty]

I'm drawing the Jenkins Camaro decals , but the new kit has the wrong chassis in it from earlier issues, they put in the Firebird chassis which leave a whole in the tubs that you cn see threw the back glass

Chuck

[Force]

I think the Joe Lepone Jr driven Jenkins car is a 1982 or 83 model so it should work fine if the Reher-Morrison kit is in it's original state...I dont have it yet so I cant compare with the original, you have to change the wheels and modify the hood scoop though.

As far as I know Reher-Morrison started to use the Generation 3 Camaro body 1982 so it should be very similar to the Jenkins car, and the kit is most likely done after the 1983 car as it takes some time to tool up a new kit.

The Reher-Morrison and Frank Iaconio Camaro's was the first of the modern style Pro Stock kits together with the Bob Glidden Chief Autoparts/7-Eleven and Rickie Smith Motorcraft Thunderbird's from Revell/Monogram, and they came out in 1984 under Monogram lable.

Revell have most likely altered the tooling for the chassis when they did the latest evolution of this tooling, the Warren Johnson Goodwrench and Mark Pawuk Summit Firebirds from 1999...and now they are stuck with it.

The funny car style cage over the driver is also a change for later versions of this tooling together with the deletion of the passenger seat, and came with the 1992 Jerry Eckman Pennzoil and Rickie Smith STP Firebird kits...I don't know if this kit have that as I don't have this issue yet...if it has it shouldn't as that was a later safety requirement wich came a couple of years later.

The engine has also changed slightly over the years, first it had plated Moroso valve covers with breathers, for the 1992 versions they changed to plated plain sheet metal valve covers with breathers, for the latest version from 1999 there are plain valve covers without breathers and the runners of the intake manifold is covered, (many did cover the runners with aluminum sheets taped into place to hide their speed secrets).
The transmission also changed for the 1999 version from Lenco's to a Liberty.

Edited December 24, 2013 by Force

[Dave Labs]

I'm currently working on this kit and I must say I was really disappointed when I started looking at the parts. As mentioned earlier, the chassis is totally wrong as are the valve covers. There are various other little "flaws" I have found that will need improvement. This kit is a great reason to have a parts box from older kits. I dug through my stuff and found a lot of parts that will make this kit work. I have replaced the transmission tunnel, just waiting for the putty to dry.

I wanted to build this thing right, as I was a Lee Shepherd fan when I was little. You could get by building it as is, and it should look good enough. Building it the right way will just take a little longer.

[crowe-t]

If anyone has one of these new release RH P/S kits, can you post some pictures of the parts?

[Guest]

I'm glad to know this information. The R-M Camaro is one of my lower grail kits. Hopefully, I can find an original on ebay for a decent price now.

[Force]

I think I'll hold on to my 1984 original instead of buying the new one, I still have one in my stash.

This is a perfect example of why one shouldn't modify existing tooling to do a newer kit, the modifications are irreversible and you can't do the original kit again in it's original state.

It must be a lot better to tool up the kits so you can do revised parts in separate tool inserts, in that case you still have the original parts intact and can re-issue all versions whenever you like...I thought Revell had learned that by now.

Edited January 4, 2014 by Force

[iBorg]

I sold a mint one on ebay when the kit was announced hoping to sell it before the market dropped out. Guess this time I was too quick.....normally that isn't the cae.....

[booboo60]

Here are a couple, When I take a few of the body I will post also,

Also Here are a few Pics of the Engine and Inside of his Camaro p/s, Its the 82/83 car but the same as his newer one as far as color and setup.

[crowe-t]

Thanks for posting the pictures. Please post some pictures of the chassis too.

[Len Woodruff]

Here are a couple, When I take a few of the body I will post also,

Also Here are a few Pics of the Engine and Inside of his Camaro p/s, Its the 82/83 car but the same as his newer one as far as color and setup.

The kit has the 82 body style correct? Not the 78-81 style in your reference pics correct?

[booboo60]

The real chassis from the real.car,lol or the model scale one from the kit, I can do the kit, have not found a real pic of it,

[crowe-t]

The real chassis from the real.car,lol or the model scale one from the kit, I can do the kit, have not found a real pic of it,

The model kit's chassis and related parts.

[LowGMCSierra]

If you go to Reher Morrison's Facebook page there are some great pics of the restored 82/83 car. Not completely accurate to the way the car was raced, but close. Car Craft has an article in their archives with a few pics that should help out. I really miss the Moroso V/Cs from the original kit