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Autocar 9964 B conversion to heavy haul...
CrankyCrafstman replied to Jeff's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Your doing a great job on this. Meng bolts are great! Ron G- 56 replies
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Italeri Peterbilt 378 conversion
CrankyCrafstman replied to Jeff's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Hey Jeff She's looking real good. One thing though you didn't put in the dump control box inside.😉🙄 Were did you get the rear tires? And how well do they fit the Italeri rims? Ron G -
Hey all Got some more work done on this build. Thought I would show a picture of the tractor with the latest mods. I have the fuel tanks done. I still need to make the mounting straps. This view shows the engine plumbing. I need to alter this because it doesn't fit since I made it a single turbo setup. Closer view of the tanks. This view shows the tank "J" brackets. I got these from ST Supply there from Kit Form Services in the UK. I had to purchase a set of tanks & brackets so I could get the "J" brackets. Ron G
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Hey guys Small update. Custom made aluminum fuel tanks. This view shows the stock kit tank on the left and my custom tank on the right. It's made from a piece of 1" diameter by 1/16" W. T. tubing with some 1/16" thick by 1" diameter aluminum disks This view shows the ends of the tanks. Another view of the ends of the tanks. I still need to do some more polishing on the tank. That's it for now. Ron G
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Hey all Some more work done on this build. Drivers side view of the rear of the frame. I have painted the 8 air bags with Tamiya rubber black and the brake canisters gold and silver. Passenger side view of the frame. This view shows the rear brake canisters. This view shows the front brake canisters. This view shows the detail I added to the exhaust pipe. I rapped some very small lead wire around the pipe to simulate the corrugated tubes that connect the exhaust to the stacks.
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Hey all Some more work done on this build. I painted the rubber around the lights with some Tamiya rubber black. This view shows some of the detail painting I have done on the engine. The other side of the engine. I added some rust texture to the turbo and exhaust manifold. I painted the valve packs on the rear of the transmission black. This view shows the frame finished painted along with the three deck plates and the fifth wheel. This view shows the rolling chassis temporarily together. The other side of the rolling chassis. Closer view of the engine in the frame. This view shows the cab temporarily in place on the rolling chassis. Well that's it for now be back with more updates soon. Ron G
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Hey Jeff I usually paint my stuff to as exact to factory colors as I can also, but this being a total custom show Queen...lol I thought it needed something special. So, Jeff let me ask you a question. Should I leave the brake cans painted orange or should I paint them the goldish anodized and aluminum colors they come in? I'm leaning towards the goldish & aluminum color. I'm packing up the dumper parts as we speak, I may not make to the post office today but I'll get it there Friday Ron G
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Hey all Got some more work done on this build. This view shows the engine painted in orange & black. I still need to do some detail painting on it. The other side of the engine. Top view of the engine. rear of the fan blade. This view shows the under side of the rear of the frame. Different view of the rear of the frame. Top view of the rear part of the frame. I'll paint the front of it tomorrow. That's it for now be back soon with more. Ron G
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Hey all Some more work done on this build. This is almost ready for some paint, just making sure I have everything mounted before I squirt on the orange! This view shows the deck plates in place in the frame. Also I made the line for the fifth wheel slide out of some 0.017" diameter wire. This view shows the under side of the suspension. This view shows the drive shaft that I kit bashed out of some old Italeri parts and some brass tube. Also I have added the two lower air tanks. This is the kits rear bumper/light bar that I painted with some Tamiya clear red and amber. These fenders showed up in the mail today so I thought I would show them in place. Another view of the rear fenders and fifth wheel. That's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G
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Hey all A little update on this build. This view shows the brake drums that I added to the front and rear wheels/tires. This view shows the rolling chassis. This view shows the rear axles mounted in place. This view shows the engine in place. This view shows the fifth wheel in place. This is an overall view of the truck. This is the front of the truck showing the drop visor and texas bumper. That's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G
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Hey all Got some detail work done on the big cam Cummins 475. Front view of engine. I added a fan clutch to the fan. I added some plumbing also. This side view shows the modified dipstick and blow bye pipe at the rear. Also some of the turbo plumbing. This side view shows the fuel lines and scratch built starter that I added. There will be a feed line from the fuel tanks up to the fuel pump. This view shows the fitting at the rear of the head. This plan view shows the single turbo set-up. Well that's it for now be back soon with more. Ron G
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Yeah I think it's going to look pretty cool. I have to figure out how to paint the gold strip between the black and orange. I think I'm going to paint the gold first, then mask it with some 1/32" or 1/16" pin strip tape. Then I can mask up to it and do the orange then do the same thing for the black, it sounds logical to me. Ron G 😵💫🫣