RichO Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 GusMac, It's not only scratch work but also cutting, bleeding, gouging, scraping.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Hey All, I had a bit of a slow down the last three days...but all is fine with the world (not)...so back to work. I got the plumbing for the brakes finished. I had to install the lines, and then go back to add the retainers to gather the line together. I got everything tucked into the frame nice and deep. Now I don't have to dig around in there for a while. before the painting of the retainers... And after... I have now moved on to making the molds for the inner wheel hubs and while I wait for all that, I have started building the fifth wheel for the back top. Be back shortly with the...what ever is next Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Amazing work, it's coming together very impressively. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Thanks Guys for tagging along and leaving nice comments... Hi All, So I'm cruising along waiting for the molds of the back hubs to cure, and needed to work on something else for a bit. I decided to work on the fifth wheel. This was a mini build that I hadn't considered the number of parts for this. The top side looks simple enough... The under side and the mounts took all week to build. Mostly because finding photos up under there is just not happenin', and trying to interpret the paper instructions took a bit of studying. The build... Big Betty is starting to take up some space... After I had been working on this a bit, I began to sense that there are a ridiculous amount of parts to build this thing. Test mounted to the frame... I'm going to leave it at that for now. I want to get back to the wheels and brakes... Be Back Later Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 It truly is amazing what can emerge from flat sheets! Love watching this develop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Crazypoet, I have been looking a how the cab and components are going to be built. I have run up against some compound curves that look a little scary. Stay Tuned! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Thanks everyone for tagging along with this slow build. Hey All, A quick report for today. I got Betty up on her knees, and boy what a big butt. I'll be back when I get the front hubs built. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Lol, this is great.. You made that literally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 That is a serious undercarriage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hey Guys, Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls...I have reached a milestone!! Big Betty is standing on her own eight feet!! It was at this point in taking photos that I couldn't believe how things worked out by accedent. I had painted this big truck all black.... Time for a sing-a-long... I now get to work on outside the frame components for a while. Be back later with more stuff. Rich 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Bam-aLam! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 You Guys are great with the comments. Thanks. Just thought I would post as I go along for a bit. I built the stow box at the rear of the frame this weekend. The rear of the frame is filling up fast. Glamour shots... Be back when I build something else. Later, Rich I edited this post:...Now that I look at these photos, I will redo the color a bit on the stow box and tone it down. This is a bit much color for the top side. I'll work on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Hey All, I just thought I would show what I'm about to start, but I don't have a clue how I'm going to do this. Steering components... I have a ton of photos of the steering stuff. I just have to imagine whats under the grease. Be back soon, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted May 15, 2017 Administrators Share Posted May 15, 2017 What a beast!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Good Gawd I'll be watching over your shoulder... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Good luck. I guess whatever you decide will be hard for anyone to contradict given how deeply this is buried in the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 Thanks for watching guys, I need your encouragement about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Hey All, The steering linkage is taking it's own sweet time to build. I spent the first day and a half just figuring out what to do. Once I got things sorted, the build took a bit of time, and I'm still not finished, but things are lookin' ok. Once the construction started I just sort of went with the flow, so not to many photos... Not any photos of the construction of the steering knuckles, but, you are familiar with my building style by now and can see how these are put together... Once I got those little things build, I next had to work on the gauge of the rod. I have no actual measurements for the steering linkage, so I just used all the references I had, and all the artistic talent I could muster, and just guessed at a visually good size. I thought the top example was to thin, I went with the bottom one. The blue tape is where other components will be placed... after painting and now starting to mount these to the frame... After all that I just got the first part of the actual linkage in a dry fit place... Be back with the rest of the linkage placement shortly... Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hey Boys and Girls, The steering linkage is now complete. The fiddly-est part of the build so far. This stuff is thin and small and breaks real easy and I should have built this part sooner and you live and learn. After a few missteps I got the angles figured out and all went well but slow. I built a first attempt at the Tie-Rod ends and got the angles all wrong. The second attempt went smoother... Getting the drop on the rod angles was tricky... The front and back are different... After I got these all built and painted, it's time to try to install...what a frikin' mess.. I had to cut off one of the Brake Pumps to get at the access hole and Steering Knuckle, I also had to realign a couple of the Tie-Rod ends Mounting Bearings... Then the inside linkage... Success at last...altho when I finished painting the new stuff, I noticed how hard it is to see any of this. It just sort of blends in and adds to the details... In no special order... A little carried away with the photos. I'm now going to tidy up a bit, I have to finish with the Brake details that are on the outside of the steering stuff and get the wheels mounted, also some sort of big fuel tank or something... Be back later Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Stunning stuff Rich. Your paint effects are very convincing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 I'm glad you guys are enjoying this build! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I completely understand the desire to make it accurate even when the details are all but invisible. I *also* understand the need for a good celebratory beverage afterwards! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 Here is some eye candy for you guys! Hey, Steering Linkage finished. Brake Lines finished. Be back soon. Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 That grease and rusty effects very convincing, coming on, big Bertha... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Hey Guys, I finished building another oil tank. This tank feeds the Transmission. You can see the tank here on the left. I still have to hook up the plumbing, but that will wait until I build the Transmission. The build... The tank will live like this for a while. The Transmission is next. Be back later All. Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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