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#41
Originality / Re: 1969 Jacking instructions ...
Last post by x66 714 - December 08, 2025, 01:17:02 PMThe last I heard was Don Lightfoot....Joe
#42
Maintenance / Re: Exhaust Flange Torque
Last post by x66 714 - December 08, 2025, 01:14:03 PMIt shows 8 lbs in the assm manual, UPC 8, A3....Joe
#43
Maintenance / Re: Exhaust Flange Torque
Last post by David K - December 08, 2025, 01:10:22 PMIs it not shown in the AIM? Either way, adding a little anti seize to the studs will go a long way to prevent the nuts from rusting on permanently. I would check and re-torque after a few cycles or 200 miles. Sometimes things happen
New exhaust system?
New exhaust system?
#44
Maintenance / Exhaust Flange Torque
Last post by boomer632 - December 08, 2025, 12:33:28 PMDoes anyone know what the torque value is for the exhaust flange nuts for BB car with stock manifolds? Installing a new system and would like proper value for the stud nuts.
#45
Originality / 1969 Jacking instructions and ...
Last post by john302 - December 08, 2025, 09:11:13 AMWho makes the most accurate jacking instructions and posi decal for a 69 z/28 03e build date .Thanks
#46
Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Ideas to share concerning ...
Last post by MO - December 07, 2025, 11:31:05 PMVery cool and uncommon!! Always liked those cars!!
#47
1969 - Orphans / Re: 69 396 possible vin 60780?
Last post by KevinW - December 07, 2025, 05:49:56 PMHey Jeff, how you been? Any progress on your 69?
#48
1969 - Orphans / 69 396 possible vin 60780?
Last post by JL8Jeff - December 07, 2025, 05:45:33 PMI saw this ad on FB Marketplace listed in Amherst VA listed by someone named Christopher Helms. I can't tell if the VIN stamp looks original or not or if I'm seeing it wrong.
1969 396 Camaro engine
1969 396 Camaro engine
#49
Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Ideas to share concerning ...
Last post by klvn8r - December 07, 2025, 10:50:11 AMLooks great, so far. Beat guess for oil cooler....maybe they ran a rearend cooler at Sebring? Not sure.
klvn8r
klvn8r
#50
Trans-Am Camaros / Re: Ideas to share concerning ...
Last post by Swede70 - December 07, 2025, 01:20:43 AMGreetings in the wake of a long absence...and with considerable relief for fear that the CRG might never return to function. Considerable thanks is expressed to Jon Mello for all you've done and continue to do. I don't know all that goes into hosting a message board such as this, and fear I'd not be up to the challenge of maintaining and budgeting any such project by myself - hence much in your debt. In addition, I wish to express thanks to all who actively contributed to this subforum both past and present, for many valued contacts have been made and sustained thus.
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Seen would be yet another 1:18th scale project (they never end - and yes, are rarely seen to completion), and likely a one-off given 3D-printed 1:18th scale Ronnie Kaplan Engineering/Javelin Racing Team topics will likely be scarce given sellers were doubtlessly underwhelmed by demand for prints in this particular scale. I've combined something first mastered by a Ukrainian fellow and subsequently printed by an American firm, whereas parts from various 1:18th ERTL '68-'69 AMX releases as well as the usual GMP '69 Penske Camaro tool copied in resin flesh out what's made out below. Excuse the strange oversized 'glass' panels given they are basically material stolen from other tools and via a series of steps being very deliberately hand-fit to match the body which otherwise would have to make do with vacuum formed clear panels of which I'm no fan...
A fair amount of this project has been hashed out as witnessed above. GMP wheels and tires live happily beneath the thick 3D-printed body shell which will additionally make do with GMP Penske Camaro brakes, while (as usual) parts from many other diecast tools are scattered across it consistent with working towards a certain spec. ERTL '68 headlamp bezel trim and mounts for the headlights were introduced into recesses cut into the 3D shell - very tedious work in total.
Additionally, the poorly-rendered flush exterior door latches characteristic of all the AMC-themed renderings thus far availed to the buying public have been drilled out entire and replaced with separate ERTL '68 AMX parts which come through chromed but without the magnesium paint wash I've afforded them. The raised and finned rocker panel trim has mostly been knocked down, although additional work stands to be done to render what remains less obvious.
Seen under the hood, the 3D suspension turret and inner fender/wing detail is far better than standard 1:25th Jo-Han plastic kit practice and counts as a plus. ERTL '69 S/S AMX cross ram intake detail is complimented with a new scratch built top cover (actually rather old work here; i.e. note how discolored the resin is!), while ERTL '64 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt Holley carburetors seem the best thing to employ as witnessed. New items sprout in the form of additions with each passing day...
The interior taking form, with the rear bulkhead constituting an implant from the aforementioned ERTL '68 AMX tool. Additional work on the roll cage to come including the elevated seat rails, gussets on the cage to support and site such, the oil cooler clearance 'wedge' intruding into the interior forward of the passenger's side rear seating area floor pan, etc.
And lastly, the rear of the model coming together, with the ERTL '68 AMX taillight cluster narrowed slightly and rebadged as a 'Javelin' for use of a scripts found on an older Fred Cady Design waterslide sheet. Appreciate that the sans bumper profile insert isn't complete and subject to change. All said though, the model is slowly shaping up and isn't a fright. Kind thanks for your review of this post.
Mike K./Swede70
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Seen would be yet another 1:18th scale project (they never end - and yes, are rarely seen to completion), and likely a one-off given 3D-printed 1:18th scale Ronnie Kaplan Engineering/Javelin Racing Team topics will likely be scarce given sellers were doubtlessly underwhelmed by demand for prints in this particular scale. I've combined something first mastered by a Ukrainian fellow and subsequently printed by an American firm, whereas parts from various 1:18th ERTL '68-'69 AMX releases as well as the usual GMP '69 Penske Camaro tool copied in resin flesh out what's made out below. Excuse the strange oversized 'glass' panels given they are basically material stolen from other tools and via a series of steps being very deliberately hand-fit to match the body which otherwise would have to make do with vacuum formed clear panels of which I'm no fan...
A fair amount of this project has been hashed out as witnessed above. GMP wheels and tires live happily beneath the thick 3D-printed body shell which will additionally make do with GMP Penske Camaro brakes, while (as usual) parts from many other diecast tools are scattered across it consistent with working towards a certain spec. ERTL '68 headlamp bezel trim and mounts for the headlights were introduced into recesses cut into the 3D shell - very tedious work in total.
Additionally, the poorly-rendered flush exterior door latches characteristic of all the AMC-themed renderings thus far availed to the buying public have been drilled out entire and replaced with separate ERTL '68 AMX parts which come through chromed but without the magnesium paint wash I've afforded them. The raised and finned rocker panel trim has mostly been knocked down, although additional work stands to be done to render what remains less obvious.
Seen under the hood, the 3D suspension turret and inner fender/wing detail is far better than standard 1:25th Jo-Han plastic kit practice and counts as a plus. ERTL '69 S/S AMX cross ram intake detail is complimented with a new scratch built top cover (actually rather old work here; i.e. note how discolored the resin is!), while ERTL '64 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt Holley carburetors seem the best thing to employ as witnessed. New items sprout in the form of additions with each passing day...
The interior taking form, with the rear bulkhead constituting an implant from the aforementioned ERTL '68 AMX tool. Additional work on the roll cage to come including the elevated seat rails, gussets on the cage to support and site such, the oil cooler clearance 'wedge' intruding into the interior forward of the passenger's side rear seating area floor pan, etc.
And lastly, the rear of the model coming together, with the ERTL '68 AMX taillight cluster narrowed slightly and rebadged as a 'Javelin' for use of a scripts found on an older Fred Cady Design waterslide sheet. Appreciate that the sans bumper profile insert isn't complete and subject to change. All said though, the model is slowly shaping up and isn't a fright. Kind thanks for your review of this post.
Mike K./Swede70