Project Mini-ULTM8Z

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Finished the bright work. A little black primer gives the look of the door window sweep. Lol...

I'm literally working under a magnifying glass with this thing...

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A little more progress today. Getting to the point where I'll need to pause until the Corvette model comes in so I can see how I"m going to combine the two.

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Corvette model arrived and the scale is correct.

Quick mock up...

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VeryCool

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Parts seem to intermix pretty well. They did their math right on the scale at least. Some minor mods and it should be good.

My actual engine for reference. I may use a piece of black wire to form a cold air tube... lol.

The model is LT1 so there will be some differences, but most people mistake my Miniram SBC for a LT1 anyway.

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Getting close finishing! Engine is in... had to modify the oil pan and the transmission tail housing to get it to fit... The HEI distributor and plug wires came out pretty cool too I think.

I'm not going to pay that much attention to the under carriage. The model will spend it's entire life right-side up.

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I decided to run with the Corvette steering wheel. Neither is a match for my Momo wheel, but the Vette looks more updated...

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Body on chassis finally...

I had to break the alternator and A/C off and lower them a bit as they were hitting the hood.... funny that wasn't the case on my actual Camaro... hmmmm.....

I'm going to have to offset the wheel centerlines from the axles a bit in order to set the ride height. Also, as in real life, the offset on the Vette wheels is too deep... lol... I'll need some 1/25 scale wheel spacers.

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thinking about hood how to prop the hood up for display. I'll probably use some paper clips.

But I was thinking I could print out some 1/25 scale pictures of hood hinges, cut them out and then glue them to the paper clips...

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Lol... cold air tube...