1/12 69 Camaro Pro Street

Ralphlovs1969Cars · 01-19-2005, 12:11 AM

Hi everyone,
Im new here and saw some very wonderfull building going on in this forum so i wanted to join in. This is my next project. Its 69 Camaro Pro Street. I posted some pictures allready in the camaro Z/28 Thread. I dont want to take space up there so i decided to post my own Thread here. This is going to take a while but i will be posting progress pictures as i go along.

rapstagangsta · 01-19-2005, 12:15 AM

You've made a great start there. Can't wait to see more progress!

white97ex · 01-19-2005, 12:37 AM

looks like its gonna be a killer project

rx7king · 01-19-2005, 12:47 AM

that hood is bad ass!

Wheelin75r · 01-19-2005, 02:13 AM

Nice start. And welcome to the AF-family

GvEman · 01-19-2005, 04:15 AM

More progress more progress! Cant wait for more

Welcome by the way!

ol' dude · 01-19-2005, 07:40 AM

Looks to be a cool project!! Keep us posted on the progress!! BOW-TIE COOLNESS!!

PRIVATEER · 01-19-2005, 11:32 AM

WOW! You did say 1/12 scale ? Where on earth did you find those wheels and tires???

1986Z28 · 01-19-2005, 11:52 AM

should turn out to be sweet, and where did you fins those wheels and tires

primera man · 01-19-2005, 01:39 PM

Now this i'll be following closely!!

Ralphlovs1969Cars · 01-19-2005, 04:00 PM

I would really like to see more Pro Streets done in this scale so im going to share this secret with everyone.I already told Hawk about it so here it goes.These tires and wheels were found[your going to laugh]on the "MUSCLE MACHINES" 1/18 scale cars.Not the newer smaller ones.What i did with the back tire from the Machine was i cut out the sidewall [small line you will see it] and i got the 1/12 Kit slick and cut the side wall from it and inserted it into the muscle machine "TUBB" and got the front wheel from the Machine also to fit the back.[Its 1/12 in scale wich makes a nice deep wheel.
The front wheel is also from the "Machine" but i cut it in half but i got as close to the center as possible.[less sanding needed later].the outer lip is from the wheels that come with the Camaro. Cut in half and glued to the Machine wheel.Thats how i got a " Skinnie". The tires are from the Camaro[Good Year Eagle]. I cut out the Center 3 Treads[very carefully] and glued the outer halfs together.

Ralphlovs1969Cars · 01-19-2005, 04:06 PM

P.S Does anyone know were or what kit comes whit a turbo in this scale. I saw that "AMAZING" Skyline and saw those turbos and i made up my mind to put turbos on this car.I know he scrathed built them. Truly Awsume car

Ralphlovs1969Cars · 01-20-2005, 07:48 PM

Here are the door jams being made out of sheet styren. I try and make the door jams as close to real as possible and then i use putty to fill the gaps. You have to plan out the door jams because they have to work with the Door. I also added pictures of the Back half. I used the Camaro rails and sheet stiren to make it. The putty will be removed, i thought i can use it to even the back out but decided a sheet of stiren will work better. If you build a pro street like this try and do the tires and wheels first, then narrow the rear end and add the leaf springs, then at the end glue the frame rails to the back, this way everything lines up.

WeaPoN [X] · 01-20-2005, 07:51 PM

Sweet!

JeFF

stump · 01-22-2005, 02:39 AM

Ralph,
Great work mate, off to a fantastic start.....
I checked out the "MUSCLE MACHINES" today......good spot, they look perfect, though the ones in my LHS are a bit expensive.....I'll track some down on e-bay later....

The hood, is that custom made, one-off only...???
Looks absolutely AWESOME !!!!!

Keep buildin' ....

cheers
stump

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