1/12th Scale 1969 Camaro Build

[DriveWayBuilt]

Thats insane, looks amazing!

[danielhv]

You two would be best of friends...

[black2002ls]

Another big hurdle for this build were the brakes. these are modeled after ZR1 corvette brakes. I got the "hat" and front rotor done last night. hopefully I can get started on the front caliper tonight.

[black2002ls]

There are MUCH longer build threads on other forums.

I ordered 1 Each of the wheel mounting disc, wheel center, 11", and 9.5" "sleeves". They should be here first or second week of march. It cost me $21 for prototypes. This will allow me to start working on the front suspension, give me an idea of how this thing is going to look, as well as the changes that will need to be made to the rear frame section to get everything to fit. The next parts I plan to create are full brakes, calipers and discs, front and rear. As I progress and learn more with solidworks, I plan to draw a scale LS1, with every intention of casting resin copies. It may not be scratchbuilding, but it is just as much fun!

[grove rat]

how the fuck did i miss this thread?! subscribing so i can read it later...

[black2002ls]

Still no physical modelling as of yet. I've been working in solidworks and learning its nuances and ways to get this all done. I have been able to create a new wheel center, wheel sleeves that are 11" and 9.5" wide, as well as a wheel stop. The way this will work is, the wheel stop is adjusted to the depth I need for the backspacing I want, then it will be mated to the outer sleeve. Once that is done, the wheel center will be mated to the stop. I've got the stop "drilled" for bolt heads, to mimick the wheel being blind fastened from the back side. Those bolts will be machined pieces.

[black2002ls]

A little update on this. As awesome as it would be to say that the wheels are fully machined, I've found an alternate route. www.shapeways.com offers 3-D printing services. Basically you upload a 3-d image file and they sell you prints of the design. I've spent the last couple of days teaching myself solidworks and working on a design for a wheel center. I'm not sure if I will go so far as to make the wheel "sleeves" or not, or if I will have someone machine them for me.

Here is a picture of what I'm working on:



The great thing about this is, the possibilities are nearly limitless once I'm proficient at solidworks. Some things will still be scratchbuilt, however, the items that I have trouble with, or can't get proportions right, they can simply be printed!

[black2002ls]

As requested from another site.

Here are a couple of better pictures. I think that with them done with "aluminum" lips they will be ok. that gray is a little much right now. Also, as expected they look a little big, even as full scale goes. The last two pics show the original plan for the wheels/tires from earlier in the build. The r/c wheels scale out to ~25"

[black2002ls]

The more I look at that picture of jackass (the full size Camaro I posted), the more I think the wheels may be ok the way they are, and just alter the width of the fronts.

Then change the body color back to the original sunset orange metallic or going with cyber gray metallic and paint the wheels aluminum with a gunmetal center....

[Z06killinsbf]

Horry shyt!!! Nice work as always.

[black2002ls]

As stated previously, raw talent. You could probably make a decent living doing 'em.. (If you don't already..) Take custom orders. Have the customer send you a bunch of pics, quote 'em, and make a super happy customer. He would refer you to 10 other people and you'd have more work than you could handle..

Anyhoot. Nice stuff.

Thanks for the comments. I don't think I'm near up to par when it comes to commissioned builds

[threefortytwo]

As stated previously, raw talent. You could probably make a decent living doing 'em.. (If you don't already..) Take custom orders. Have the customer send you a bunch of pics, quote 'em, and make a super happy customer. He would refer you to 10 other people and you'd have more work than you could handle..

Anyhoot. Nice stuff.

[black2002ls]

A comparison shot for wheel size. This is a 1:1 first gen with ZR1 wheels

[black2002ls]

I stopped by Wild Bill's in Irving today and browsed around a little. I came across some HPI Wheels that I thought were the right size. From there, I went to Rockwall and stopped at Hobbytown USA for some more plastic tube. There, I found some HPI tires, Falken Azenis I believe. After spending too much money, here is what I came home with, They are bigger than what I was hoping for though hopefully I can make them look right. Not quite as impressive as fully machined, or scratch built, however, It will hopefully save time and get me motivated for this thing.

The HPI wheels and tires


With the 1/12th GT500 wheels


A couple of views showing height/size difference




Finally, a couple of shots of the wheels under the body. The GT500 wheel and tire in the back, the HPI wheel in the front




One thing I have learned with model cars, more often than not, bigger wheels typically look better, not sure how I feel about the HPI wheels though. I think they are on the verge of too big.

[BajaBob]

Props. This thread is pure awesome.