1/12 scale 69 Camaro

[Ax-10Canadian]

Well the camaro showed up today. Most of the work is already done for me but there is most body work left. I bought it off Bullitt on Scale 4x4 in worse condition than the pics. Its kinda like a resto project. You never how what is under the top coat, thank god it cant rust:lol: A few different colors of paint, some some painted over decals:shock: Had to pull out the rad and rad support so they can also be repainted. I will probably clean up the interior a bit but leave it mostly as is. Going to try and mod the front end of the chassis to accept the 302. With the stock motor that car does some pretty good burnouts"thumbsup"

 

[TattooKenny]

Whats the body off of?

 

[Ax-10Canadian]

The body is from a Monogram model kit. They were last made in 1988 so they are getting really hard to find.

 

[TattooKenny]

Thanks! I found a new concept Camaro body 1/10 I'm going to try and do something with.....

 

[gearmonkey23]

302-chevy...????wtf..
NO. hahahaha. thats like mixing shit and candy, you just dont put them in the same bag hahaha. ahh man i miss my 18t's. 6900kv mamba with a 7 cell, man oh man did that thing move.

 

[josh hayes]

gearmonkey they really did make a 302 it came in speacial adition camaros but is super rare and it has like 400 hp stock

 

[Ax-10Canadian]

Actually all Z/28 code camaros in 68 and 69 came with a 302. Some came with the DZ option which was kinda a more racer option.

 

[TattooKenny]

Don't forget you could get a 427 also......
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]<small>The 427-cid engine never appeared on 1969 dealer order sheets, but some were specially ordered by dealers. These were legitimate factory built vehicles. These 427-cid Camaros are known as COPO cars, the letters signifying Central Office Production Order. COPO 9560 Camaros included an aluminum block "ZL1" 427-cid engine. Sixty-nine of these Camaros were built, fifty for Chevrolet dealer-racer Fred Gibb and nineteen for other dealers. Although Chevrolet had toyed with the idea of a special graphics package for ZL1 Camaros (and actually built two for its own use), the ZL1 Camaros released to the public carried no special exterior identification. The option cost was $4,160, more than the base Camaro itself. A second category of COPO 1969 Camaro was COPO 9561. These had iron-block 427-cid engines. Chevrolet dealer-racer Don Yenko received 201(or 199, depending on the source) of these Camaros and sold some of them through his dealership with special Yenko graphics. Most of the Yenko Super Camaros were sold through Yenko's distributorship, SPAN, Inc.</small>[/FONT] Oh and there were a lot of choices...................

Engine options were at an all-time high with the 1969 Camaro, as 14 different power plants were available. A traditional array of potent small- and big-block V8's were optional, but un­der a special ordering procedure, a 1969 Camaro could be fitted with 2 different killer 427 V8's.

 

[Ax-10Canadian]

I know but this isnt a COPO. Its a Z/28 and there for will get the DZ 302. The 67 Vette im building will get the 427 though. All Z/28 Camaro were also hardtops. But in 1968, 1 convertable camaro was built with the Z/28 option for a GM excutive.

When you have this sitting in the garage, its insparation for this build. (This is a old pic and the z/28 badges are long gone for obvious reasons)

 

[JavelinSST390]

Chevrolet 302 = 327 Block with forged 283 Crankshaft.

 

[chino63]

I really like the look of the body showing all 20 coats of paint. Looks like the real deal after 30+ years of neglect.:lol:

 

[Ax-10Canadian]

Primer on the body.

 

[onlyinajeepxj]

I built that model when I was a kid. I gave it to my Dad because he had a 1:1 back in the day. He still has it sitting on a shelf in his office. Maybe I should get it back. :lol:

 

[slegh]

Up-date!! Please!!

wow i have throwing this idea around for 8 years but it was with the 57 chevy body i am realy intreasted to see how this come out! and what your gona do with that 18t

 

[Ax-10Canadian]

Updated time!!! and its long overdue. I havent done anything on the body yet as I still have not found a good way to completly strip the paint (ides guys?). But I have got the 302 under the hood.

 

[Flatty]

What kind of car do you have under there? After I get my other cars done, I want to build an onroad car.

Thanks
dIma

 

[JasonInAugusta]

Man that body looks rough.

I'd strip it with some brake fluid and start over.

The detail has been lost around the vents in front of the windshield from umpteen layers of paint.

 

[Ax-10Canadian]

How do you strip it with brake fluid?

 

[champ7times]

you can pick these kits up for like 30 bucks or so on e bay. just a little eyecandy:mrgreen:

 

[Ax-10Canadian]

Actually the sell for more like 70-100 bucks on ebay.