MikeMc Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 the picture i posted above is the "COPO" concept Camaro. supercharged 327 LS, Powerglide and a Ford 9" rear axle IIRC. so far nothing online that shows that Chevrolet has built any of them, but they want to. Might be the 9" is a sticking point..........
Harry P. Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 One of the lunch ladies at my school owns a synergy Green Camero Wow... lunch ladies make more $$$ than I thought!
Rob Hall Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Kind of weird to think of a Camaro w/ a Ford rear axle..and that's a solid axle, old school.
hvymtl Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Kind of weird to think of a Camaro w/ a Ford rear axle..and that's a solid axle, old school. Yeah old skool to handle the horsepower that the stock IRS would scatter apart just hearing it start up. Michael
Rob Hall Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Yeah old skool to handle the horsepower that the stock IRS would scatter apart just hearing it start up. Michael Meh...The ZL1 handles it's 580 horsepower quite well w/ IRS, I've read... Edited January 31, 2012 by Rob Hall
Nate Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Let's hope they tool up the ZL1, too. Does anyone have any thoughts about how well the engine of this kit will kitbash? It is an LS, right? With a manual trans, right?
Kaleb Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Its not uncommon to see any drag car unless its pro mod or something with a 9" rear. Regardless if its mopar chevy or whatever.
Nate Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Nate, it looks like the transmission in the kit is an automatic. Aww man. I was hoping this would be a good source for an LS-type engine with a manual trans. Edited January 31, 2012 by Nate
gasman Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 it is an automatic transmission. wonder why Revell did the auto and not the manual.
Scalefinishes Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) That is a 6L80, I want to get that kit for the trans alone! Well Done Revell, those new automatics are used a lot in the 1:1 hot rod builds. If you really want a manual trans for this kit, try Morgan automotive details T56. It looks real close to the TR 6060 that came in the 2010 Camaro SS. http://www.superchevy.com/features/camaro/sucp_0904w_2010_camaro_engines_transmissions/index.html http://www.madmodeli...w/t56trans.html Edited February 1, 2012 by Scalefinishes
David Thibodeau Posted February 5, 2012 Author Posted February 5, 2012 Thanks Guys, Big update on the Revell Camaro SS The interior is complete at this point. PLEASE dont mind the water drop on the decklid. I was cleaning a brush and a drop fell there without my knowledge until I saw it in these pictures! LOL!! I saw this shot online and knew I needed to do my interior this way: Here is my version plus a water spot that got removed after the pics were taken!! Scalefinishes Interior black dye was used for the seats. It "bites" into the bare plastic to give it a leather texture. Tamiya light green was used for the inserts I also detailed out the engine bay using tamiya light green since I was out of synergy greeen. The powerplant is complete as well. There is alot of detail going on here right out of the box. The block was painted Tamiya TS-30 which is great for a clean aluminum color.
David Thibodeau Posted February 5, 2012 Author Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) All the components fit and look great once the chassis is complete. Since the chassis is complete I turned my focus to the body. I added the kit wide stripes to the hood and trunk. The window frames were carefully painted with acryl flat black by brush. Here is the interior with the glass installed. It is a one piece assembly that was carefully painted with a chisel sharpie around the borders and acryl flat black for the headliner. It fits well and can be glued along the edge of the center portion to prevent ruining the glass. The front grill, and tailights are very clever assemblies stacked with clear/red lenses, followed by chrome tubs that snap together producing perfect results. Edited February 5, 2012 by David Thibodeau
Dr. Cranky Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 Dave, beautiful build. Nice and clean indeed.
David Thibodeau Posted February 5, 2012 Author Posted February 5, 2012 At this time the Subassemblies are ready to be put together. Things will fit very tight and the sides of the body will need to be stretches so go slowly!!! Once the Body and chassis was assembled I mounted the wheels and tires. The stock stance was too high so I modified the location points a bit to get the car to sit better. Unfortunately that meant the wheels are not centered on the brake rotors but it was a necessary sacrifice. If I build the car again I will modify the suspension during the build. Here are a few pictures of how the car sits now. Even at this point I would have liked it lower. But it will have to do.
Harry P. Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 Beautiful work, Dave! BTW... what's up with a Chevy logo on the underside of the hood? Is it that way on the real car?
Swifster Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 Beautiful work, Dave! BTW... what's up with a Chevy logo on the underside of the hood? Is it that way on the real car? Yes. It's moulded into the hood insulator. The small circles are the clips to hold the insulator in place.
Rob McKee Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Thanks Dave, great thread on this build. I am now inspired to grab one of these kits.
niteowl7710 Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I notice that Dave's chrome tree in the first post also sports the same "sine wave" warp to it that my kit does. Mine was packed on the very top of the box, bent around everything to get the lid on... I don't know if they're rushing things overseas or what, but this is something like the 6th or 7th recent Revell kit that had packing and subsequent (or prior to packing) warping damage. You should see the body on my Audi R8 Spyder, looks, like someone rung it out like a wash cloth.
Jared Roach Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Wow this came out great! I'm glad I bought 2 because the optional aero parts look great on the car. My 2 kits also have a warped chrome tree, it's not a big problem but i have also noticed quite a few revell kits I've bought with warped trees. My RoG Vw t3 camper is really warped, the whole kit fits badly and I'm in final assembly and it is just a pain.
Rob Hall Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Sharp build....I like Synergy Green. I've got one so far, 2 more on the way. I plan to do one of them as a phantom 'ZR1' using the engine and clear hood panel from the Corvette ZR1 and BBS wheels (the ZR1 kit wheels are too tiny).
weirich1 Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 Your build is amazing David and has been very helpful as I'm building this kit. I just found the best engineered part of this model: the grill/light covers/reflectors--pure genius. Finally, a car where there is not a chance of getting glue on light covers thus no fogged lights.
6ohMax Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Hi I am new to this board....but on many other forums so I am not new to the forum life. Anyway, I really love how this Camaro turned out. Infact I am currently building this same kit. My questin is what brush did you use to get into the intricate parts IE the interior vent rings, around the gauges etc. Sorry for bringing up an old thread..just did a search thats all...Here is a teaser....btw, any veterans post in here? I am no pro by any means ...just a disabled dysfunctional army vet loving this hobby .....keeps me at ease Edited February 11, 2015 by 6ohMax
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