1/12 69 Camaro Pro Street

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. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built5005.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built6001.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built6002.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built4005.jpg

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

looks like its gonna be a killer project

that hood is bad ass!

Nice start. And welcome to the AF-family :wave:

More progress more progress! Cant wait for more;) Welcome by the way!

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

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

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

Now this i'll be following closely!!

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. http://photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/th_built3025.jpg http://photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/th_built3024.jpg

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

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.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built8003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built8002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built8004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built8005.jpg

Sweet!

JeFF

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

Hey Stump thanks for the Comments and im glad that you are following along. I posted a wheel and tire that i mest up a while back but now its fixed so you can see were the line is at and see were the slick is. Also i posted a picture of my last project but after a while i noticed that the hood is a bit to "Tall" so i made a new one. I just started to learn how to work with resin and started casting my own parts and copying them, so yes i do have more hoods but they need cleaning up but are good overall. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built4002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built7021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built7003.jpg

Thanks Ralph,
Mate, the black Z looks quite menacing, large hood 'n all, looks great...
I've messed with resin on 1/25, no larger yet. May have to...
I love your style, keep at it.

Cheers
stump

Hey Stump do you want one? Email me. http://photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/th_built6001.jpg

Looking good so far...been a joy to view so far.
IMO the bonnet is overkill for the rest of the car though. Cut the height back to a smaller one

The door jams are almost done so i will be posting the pictures soon. I thougth you migth like to see the 67 1/12 Corvette with some other wheels from the " MUSCLE MACHINES" http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built9010.jpg

very nice and good luck

Please don't do that hood, it is an atrocity. [Simon Cowell voice on] Seriously, it's probably the worst hood I've ever seen put on a 69 Camaro, real or otherwise. [Simon Cowell voice off]

oK WHAT HOOD WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PUT ON?

Put the one you like but I must agree with 99civichic this one really looks way to big, like someone parked a piano on top of the hood. Everything else look more then good. I specialy like the wheels.

I was allways going to put the smaller outlaw hood that i cast in resin but i put up the picture of the last project i did saying that the hood was built way to big and i noticed it also. That hood will not be on this car. I ordered a porsche 935 and im waiting to receive it so i can cast the turbo from it and make 2 but it has not arrived yet. I also slowed down due to that because i can not plan ahead without see it. Also i wanted to let you know that if you buy the 1/24 Muscle Machine the back wheels also fit the 1/12 scale cars. What they did was get the Front wheels from the 1/18 Car and just added it to the 1/24 car. Its also cheaper to buy than the 1/18 Car.Door Jams are allmost done. will post better pictures later.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/built9004.jpg

Finally got the turbos in and i cast them in resin. What you see here is just a "MOC UP" to see what needs to be done and i have alot of work ahead of me. Door jams are still in progress. More pictures soon to come.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/turbos002.jpg

Looking good. The engine looks good.


I know what you mean about doorjams. I'm doing a suicide jam on a 1/24 '65 Impala. Man! It's hard than most think. I wish you well in your build.

you need an intercooler if you are going for realism. As we all know heat up the intake, and when you mash the gas you have no throttle response, plus I bet you could make a kick ass FMIC

Nice Work!! Can't Wait To See This Complete!!

Thanks guys! i do have an intercooler and a difrent intake that will go along with the turbos.Also have the blow off valves. This project is going to take a while but i will finish it and keep you up to date.

Very nice.Very crayz machine.I like it wheel.

looks sweet cant wait for more progress on this beauty!!

Excellent project so far, will definately stop back often on this one.

Hey Rafael,
Just because you snagged that 1/12 Skyline GT-R from me doesn't mean you have an excuse to slow-down on this project!!! :lol2:

Sorry for not posting anything new lately. I have been progressing with this Car and i havent abanded it. I been very excited and have scratched built some valve covers and now they are cast in resin. I have been working with the trunk lid and im almost done with it. As you can see i have been working inside the trunk seeing how i can build a fuel cell. I had to make the headers from solder and bend them so i can make the connection to the turbine inlet on the turbo. I used the collector from the Camaro kit to finish the headres but did not realize that i put the headres to far up and hit the upper A arms and dont let the big block sit.So now i have to start over again. Anyways here are some pictures:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/Workdone005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/Workdone006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/Workdone002.jpg

how those turbos look great,any chance of u selling some? what about making some in 24th scale?

Speechless

man that's awesome, I'd sign up for those turbos too....

This is the second 1/12 '69 Camaro kit I've seen on here, where did you guys buy it? What brand is it?

Thanks guys. I casted them both out of resin. I copied them from the Tamiya Porsche 934 RSR. And yes i do have the Mold so i can make more in 1/12. If you want some done in 1/24 heres a web site that sells some.

http://www.scalespeedworks.com/galleries.html

The camaro kit in 1/12 is made from Revell/ Monogram. If you wait till Septemebr of this year you can get one. That is when they will rerelease this kit.

Thanks guys. I casted them both out of resin. I copied them from the Tamiya Porsche 934 RSR. And yes i do have the Mold so i can make more in 1/12. If you want some done in 1/24 heres a web site that sells some.

http://www.scalespeedworks.com/galleries.html

The camaro kit in 1/12 is made from Revell/ Monogram. If you wait till Septemebr of this year you can get one. That is when they will rerelease this kit.

I eagerly await it :evillol:

it looks like the turbo on the right side in the pic is backwards i dunno if you just threw it in for the pic or what just that id tell ya looks awsome BTW

Luckily I just threw those Turbos in just for the looks. LOL. Any ways i have to redo the Solder headers. I been working on the intake and its coming along good. Im going to do the fuelrail today. Ill try and post a picture tonite.

looks awesome

Luckily I just threw those Turbos in just for the looks. LOL. Any ways i have to redo the Solder headers. I been working on the intake and its coming along good. Im going to do the fuelrail today. Ill try and post a picture tonite.
yea my bad im a boost nut so i spot things like that :screwy: looks awsome tho :sunglasse

I just wanted to let you all know [who are following along] that im in the process of moving and that i will continue with the progress on my Car as soon as i settle down in my new home. This car is by noway going to be on the back burner. I cant wait to finish it. Im having a little trouble with the tubing for the turbos. The aluminum tubing keeps on quinking and/or braking when i bend it.What i want to try is using brake lines from a 1:1 Car. They are a little thicker and i dont think they will be to much trouble to bend. I will keep you posted.

Im having a little trouble with the tubing for the turbos. The aluminum tubing keeps on quinking and/or braking when i bend it..
Fill them with salt and cap the ends with super glue - no more kinks!

Thanks for the Tip Russell im going to try it!!! Ever have luck with this method before?

I know it has been a while and some of you probably wondered what has happend in the last couple of months. Well i moved to a new house. Since i did not have the tubbing i needed the project sat. I decided to make a chassis from brass but i did not know how to solder. I practiced on a 1/24-1/25 scale model camaro and Impala role cage and i got good results. So off i went to start on the 1/12 Chassis. When i opened the bax the project came in the body was cracked so i had to start on a new 1. heres the progress so far but maybe the turbos wont be used until i see how i can work the turbos in with the brass chassis. Keep in mind im not going to make the hole chassis from brass. It will be a mix of plastic and brass. Take a look and leave comments, Enjoy !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/RoleCage005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/prostreet005.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/prostreet006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Ralphlovs1969cars/RoleCage001.jpg

Wow!

Ralph, What did you do with that cracked body? I'm looking for the 1/12 69 Camaro body for my next project.

Like a Dummy i through it away. Your the second gentlemen that ask me that same thing. At the large scale forum someone wanted the body also and said it was repairable. I through it away that very same day and then i posted it on the forums a couple of days later. If i would have know i would have saved it. Do you need anything else Mike?

Wow!!
Looks trick, Ralph!!
Yes, I have used the salt-in-tubing trick and it works very well... When soldering tubing I use a small propane torch, pure silver solder, and acid flux. I first make sure the joint is making perfect contact, surround the joint to be soldered with insulating clay, flux the joint area, slice a small (very small) piece of solder off the roll and lay it on the joint, then hit it with the torch. In about 3-5 seconds it melts and instantly joins the parts with very little excess left to remove.
I learned this technique from Augie Hiscano, the metal master!!!

That is how i been doing it. I was using a soldering gun but that took too long and it heated up all the brass. This is quiker and it only heats up one area. When i do it i, i do it just like you said but i heat up that area first and then i add the solder.

May Augie Hiscano rest in peace.......

Nice to hear from you again! When are you going to start that project Russell?

Yikes! (I'm pretty sure I couldn't do that...)

Murray

Crazy looking work. Well done!!

May Augie Hiscano rest in peace....
I didn't even know he had passed! That's how out of touch I am with modelling lately. I'll never forget meeting him in 2000, how he'd let me hold some of his creations without hesitation for a closer look, and how he actually worked with me on the 2nd ZL1 Camaro in the motel meeting room when I met him at the B'ham NNL.
Nice to hear from you again! When are you going to start that project Russell?
After I finish installing the ZZ4 and the new Baer brakes on the real Camaro I'll get back to the "Ultimate Camaro" and do some more metal detailing as a tribute to Augie!

Wow great work. Looking good so far. cnat wait to see more progress on it

that frame is SWEET

looks good man! The turbo setup will be no problem i gues.

looks good man! The turbo setup will be no problem i gues.


Actually the turbos are being a little difficult to install in this car as there is No room in the engine compartment. Im trying diffrent mock ups as we speak.Trying to route the intake tubbing and exhaust tubbing is going to be a job in itself.The problem rigth now is that the upper control arms get in the way along with the Master cylinder. I been looking for pictures with twin turbos in this same car but they all have small blocks in them and not big blocks like mines. I might just go with a blower or a tunnel ram. Im still pondering about that.....