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Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: April 26th, 2011, 3:48 pm
by mtmoore1
Hey Mike, can you give me some specs for the body?

Thanks

Mike Moore
Pro-Max Performance

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: April 26th, 2011, 3:54 pm
by cryo-tek
I want one! :hello2:

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: April 26th, 2011, 4:57 pm
by StangRey
Its looking great MRO. Quick queston tho.......do you plan producing fiberglass bodies or will the be lexan?

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: April 26th, 2011, 5:29 pm
by M.R. Ogle
It's a 25.50" wheelbase, although that can be "cheated" a little longer or shorter by judicious trimming out of the wheel wells. Front and rear track width is approx. 17.50" at the fender "flares."

I'm NOT going to produce this body.


However, I'm turning this plug over to Mike Casey (QSL) next week, maybe you can talk him into producing them and selling them through LRU. That's the preliminary plan, anyway.

Definitely fiberglass. I only WISH I knew some cost-effective way to produce Q-scale bodies out of Lexan.
I can paint lexan. Fiberglass...I'm not so good with that.

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: April 26th, 2011, 5:38 pm
by Mike Casey
mike its looking great. Much cleaner!!! Looks like thats going to need to be a 4 piece mold probably.

Yes, fiberglass bodies will be available off this. We will post an announcement here on the forum when they are ready to go.

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: April 27th, 2011, 12:02 am
by speedy
o boy now i don't know what to do make my late model look like a ASA late model with Mikes new trans am firerbird body like DW's Mountin Dew ASA or go for Dick Trickles ASA old short track car with this new 69 body ..hmmm maybe just make another frame and build two of them. so i have 3 full sets of rims made already guess i need to make 2 full sets of wide five hubs now rather than 1 set ...boy or boy once you start you can;t stop ..lolol

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: April 27th, 2011, 6:53 am
by ceyhun34
very..very..very..good :)

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: May 3rd, 2011, 2:16 pm
by eightman
M.R. Ogle wrote: ...
I'm NOT going to produce this body.
...
Definitely fiberglass. I only WISH I knew some cost-effective way to produce Q-scale bodies out of Lexan.
I can paint lexan. Fiberglass...I'm not so good with that.
it begins to look nice! :thumbleft:
i like curved sides that look a little better that our muscle body
lexan is not so exenpensive, if your fiberglass mould has a "good" shape ( no "cons undercut", not sure of translation) you just have to fill it with PU charged resin... not very cheap but you can form 50 bodies on a day after that!!! :mrgreen: (ok, it's more difficult to sell them that to build them :lol: )
Stef
PS don't forget the core before filling! our muscle mould 4/5 cm thickness will weight 100kg... :!:
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Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: May 5th, 2011, 3:36 pm
by Mike Casey
the plug arrived today!!! There is a very small amount of damge. But really nothing to speak of. I think people will really like this body. Although its not EXACTLY a camaro, i would say it is 100% muscle car. Mike really did a great job on this one. The lines and body panels look great.

Thanks mike!

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: May 5th, 2011, 5:06 pm
by M.R. Ogle
Ah, that's good news that it arrived (semi) intact! Hope the transit damage is not too bad, hopefully nothing a little glue and spot putty couldn't fix.

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: May 5th, 2011, 5:25 pm
by Mike Casey
very small cracks on the bottom and only a couple. No problems at all. Definately not from that packing job you did. I could tell you really wanted it to make it here!!!

Here are a few pics of it. Hmmmmm, think when i get mine, its gonna be a challenger.

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: May 17th, 2011, 6:04 pm
by M.R. Ogle
Did the Camaro Grille and Taillight stickers...

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: May 18th, 2011, 12:30 am
by speedy
with the roof post layed back so far do you think the body will fit the new era vette frame ok?

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: May 18th, 2011, 1:17 am
by eightman
M.R. Ogle wrote:Did the Camaro Grille and Taillight stickers...
nice vector drawing!

Re: Early Camaro Body

Posted: May 18th, 2011, 4:58 am
by M.R. Ogle
Thanks...Adobe Illustrator, very clean that way.

Speedy...I have no idea.