1969 ZL-1 Camaro

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Bill Newcomer
My first Pro touring attempt.

3 May 2019, 06:00

Thomas K.
Horny car; -); beautyful Work 👍

3 May 2019, 06:26

Bob Hall
Love it ! Black & Gold, Killer Combo Color !

3 May 2019, 07:59

Bill Newcomer
Thomas and Robert, Thank you very much. Black and gold is one of my favorite combos. I have a future album where it will abundantly clear.

3 May 2019, 14:19

Bill Newcomer
Thank you James. 🙂

4 May 2019, 03:40

Nigel Chapman
Nice - Those wheels look the business and are very different to what you you usually see.

10 May 2019, 15:29

Bill Newcomer
Nigel, Thanks. When I built it they were the only ones available for what I was attempting. They have kind of grown on me.

11 May 2019, 00:17

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69 Rally Sport Camaros are one of my favorite cars and black and gold is my favorite color combination. Anyway here are the details:
Revell Z28 Camaro RS kit.
As you know a Z28 is a 302 small block and a ZL-1 is a 427 big block. I got a big block from the AMT 68 El Camino kit.
For something different I used the Electronic Fuel Injection option from a 70 Chevelle SS kit.
During final assembly I found the hood would not close. I had to trim the motor mounts to set the engine a little lower, shave the throttle bodies and the EFI engine cover but even all of that was not enough. I then took a Dremel to the underside of the hood which was already painted and decaled with the gold SS stripes made by Keith Marks. public.fotki.com/mofobow/ I ground down as much as I dared, and fortunately it was just enough.

I got the Fujimi wheels & tires from ebay as I wanted the Pro-touring look. Wires were not my first choice but it was the best I could do to get the 285/40 and 345/35 tires.

In order to fit these wide ti

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