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1969 Outlaw Camaro...updates (10/21/14)


tyrone

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What I was really wondering about is how far back from the leading edge of the door you usually place the hinges. I can see how that will affect the swing of the door when its opened in relation to the trailing edge of the fender, etc. Again, I know we're limited by what we're working with on any given build... Thanks. SP

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What I was really wondering about is how far back from the leading edge of the door you usually place the hinges. I can see how that will affect the swing of the door when its opened in relation to the trailing edge of the fender, etc. Again, I know we're limited by what we're working with on any given build... Thanks. SP

Scott that usually depends on the build and the location of the bars, and firewall.. I usually try to get them pretty close.. but you are right about the swing of the door.. If they are too close to the where the door meets the fender there may be some issues with opening the doors..

here's a pic of the hinges on the Mustang I'm working on...

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and heres the camaro I'm doing now... you can see they are pretty much close to the same spot....

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Thanks fellas for all the kind words... well I'm back from much needed vacation.. and I got a little time in at the bench today before going back to work tomorrow... I got the front and rear coil springs, done...

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and I also got the rear springs done added bolt head detail to the 4-link mounts, wheelie bars wheels, and braces for the wheelie bars..

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I've also added carbon fiber decals to the rear wheel tubbs, and added rivet head detail.. I got the chassis clear coated too...

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and I started making the cowl induction hood from sheet styrene...

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thanks for looking and comments welcome...

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Looking awesome Tyrone,Are the struts and springs scratch built? they look great! as does the whole build..

Thanks Stan.. the front struts are the ones from the pro sportman kit, I cut the cast spring part off and just use the lower part of the strut.. I then drill a hole down through the center of the lower strut piece and install a piece of styrene rod .035 and a dab of glue to hold it in place.. then I take a piece of styrene tube and slide it down over the styrene rod and trim it to look like the strut body... coil springs were made by using a small piece of wire wrapped around a piece of styrene tubing..

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Thanks fellas... didnt get a whole lot done tonight.. I did manage to get the rack and pinion installed, and spent most of the night working on the cowl hood, it's about ready for primer.. I also stuck the rear wheels on there and took a few pics... Jim's wheels are wicked... I think they are just a tad bit to deep though... Jim is making me some new ones... thanks for looking and comments welcome...

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excuse my finger...lol..

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Nice work on the suspension Tyrone. One other good source for front and rear springs is to collect springs from used ballpoint pens and then cut them down to the size you need. Most pens have springs with the perfect diameter and still have the ability to compress and retract if you were to make a working suspension.

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Not sure what the color is called, but really, another gold camaro? Haha just kidding, it'll look awesome no matter what color you paint it, keep it up man.

I did'nt say I was going to paint it that color... just that I liked it... lol... may use that color on something else I have planned... and the gold 68 I just did is for sale anyways...

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