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:lol: I've decided to stay inside and hang out in this section. Dont know how far it will go but I'm enjoying all the other projects I see on here. I'm trying to get finished with a project I started in 2001. 1/12th scale Camaro. I went way overboard with the details and had to build other stuff along the way to improve my skills. A learning experience, no doubt...but that is why it's taken so long to get to this point.

Sorry, it's not a truck, but if it goes well I will resurrect a truck and do that on this thread too.

The Camaro has been lowered with real springs, all lines plumbed, and wired as if it had a fuel injected smallblock. 1/12th scale stuff is hard to find so I used 1/10th scale wheels which give it the 'on 22's' look. The trans has real metal shift rods, the rearend has brake hardlines and u-bolts bent from metal. I used some photoetch pieces for details and added stereo components. I built my fictional injection on top of the real intake manifold and added linkage, sensors, and rubber booted injection plugs. I fabbed a cooling shroud with electric fans and a fan controller. The ignition is wired just as a real car would be from this era.

Anyway, this gives you the background and now some pics for you to catch up on. Many of the details are hard to capture.......

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Here are some pics of the paint process and the wheels. This was one of the 20 mock-ups I've done to see how everything fits.......I'm still modifying parts.

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I source parts from anywhere.....hardware store, Home Depot, kit-bashing, and scratch building.

I'll try to update soon.

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nice detail work!

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Thanx '68......that's why it's been a 9 year project.:lol:

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I have test fit all my sub-assemblies and I have the core support fit in the body now. I 'boxed' the frame to make it look realistic and lost my reference points for the core location.

At this point I am trying to come up with a final assembly process so I dont screw myself and not be able to put some things together. It's getting close!!

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can't wait to see the "completed" pics!

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Man that is one crazy detailed build. Awesome job so far.

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Very cool I am also into building models just not with as much detail as yours..

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Thanks for the comments guys........yeah, I dont recommend doing it either!!:lol: I'm just trying to see it thru to completion and it's just about there. I actually left out some ideas I had due to the ever increasing complexity. I have learned to detail certain things and make them standout and forget other things. It makes the process much more enjoyable.