Peterbilt 352 Wrecker

[Petetrucker07]

On a machine with dials, even if its not precise, you can get close enough to duplicate.

[Tesla]

Having machining skills is a great asset to have for modeling. A tip of the hat to all who do!

[Arnd]

Hey Superepete. Grate build on this. All this grade work on the details makes the hole think really realistic. Are you going to rework the rivets on the part were you glued the cab parts together.

By the way you mentioned the ihc. Is this not a 4200 because of the short hood? I would be interesting to know what type of engine and rear suspension it had? And did it had a strait or droped frame?

So long

Arnd

[Superpeterbilt]

Hey Superepete. Grate build on this. All this grade work on the details makes the hole think really realistic. Are you going to rework the rivets on the part were you glued the cab parts together.

By the way you mentioned the ihc. Is this not a 4200 because of the short hood? I would be interesting to know what type of engine and rear suspension it had? And did it had a strait or droped frame?

So long

Arnd

Im going to try some of the Micro Mark rivets on the cab and see how I like them. As for the IH, I really dont have any info on the truck. He didnt have it for very long, and anyone that would remember anything has passed on. It was a Borden milk truck that pulled a tanker. He bought a few if them and only had them maybe a few months before people offered to buy them.

[Superpeterbilt]

I got back on the cabover today. I started making the tower for the pulleys. I drilled and pinned the tie rods, mounted the brakes and air tanks and pre drilled the brake cans for air lines.

[Petetrucker07]

My goodness terry. Amazing work. Did you machine the cab lights?

[alangarber]

Looking really good Terry nice touches and work

[Chariots of Fire]

A man after my own heart! He works with metal! Nice job. Like the tie rod. Lots of detail, too. That's what sets a great model apart from all the rest.

[Superpeterbilt]

My goodness terry. Amazing work. Did you machine the cab lights?

Thanks man, and no thats the chrome lights from the kit. Ive been in the habit of painting them with the cab because the flippin seam down the side makes the chrome unusable. I usually paint the mirror brackets for the same reason.I sand the seams and attach to the cab before paint.

Edited July 18, 2014 by Superpeterbilt

[Petetrucker07]

I hear ya on the seams. Besides being the size of the chips, the cab lights wouldnt be that hard to machine. Hhmmmmm...., maybe thatll be 1 of my 1st parts i make when i get a small lathe.

This takin shape, lookin sharp, the pulleys look great. Are the pulleys a groove or a radius , hard to see in the pics

[Superpeterbilt]

Its a V groove. I made them with a threading insert.

[Old Buckaroo]

Exceptional work Terry , the pics of the other trucks are nice eye candy also.

I hear you on the seams on the running lights, I filed / sanded them off on my Pete and the sprayed them with Alclad to make them shine again.

Thanks for the updates , your wrecker provided a much needed distraction.

[kilrathy10]

Outstanding build, Man....Awesome work....One of the best pieces of artistry I've seen done on a rig....Very nice....

[Superpeterbilt]

Thanks guys. I havent built this kit before, so its just unfamiliar enough for me to stretch out and go a little further in detail.

[jacobus]

terry its a amazing work you do

i take every detail and think , yes i wil try that and yes thats i good idee

i follow this one

and yes i like the autocar [ its a icoon of the past ]

jacobus

[Superpeterbilt]

Thank you Jacobus

[Tesla]

Outstanding work Terry! Your attention to details certainly adds to the realism...keep up the great work.

[Superpeterbilt]

I modified the large Alcoa wheels from the big four kits. The big flaw with the steer rims is that the outer ring sits to far to the outside of the rim. The rim should protrude through the ring more. I locked my calipers to .075" and using the lip on the rim, I scribed a new line to file down the rim to allow the ring to sit lower.

Here are the rims with the scribed lines.

Using my trusty mill file, I filed the rim down and test fitted the ring further down.

Then I cut the back lip off the rim and made a spacer from .060" styrene strip. Then I reglued the outer ring back on.

[Superpeterbilt]

I discovered that the Autocar grill guard is the exact width of the 352 grill. Using the push bumper from the wrecker kit, I attached the grill guard and attached it to the bumper.

I modified a Freightliner sunvisor by adding two .060" strips to the width, and .250" to the sides. After some file shaping, it was ready to install.

I added a few braces to the winch tower, and thats all for now.

[Petetrucker07]

That is gonna be 1 cool old school lookin custom wrecker. Good job on the wheels

[tbill]

love it, great work on the wheels!

thanks for the tip on the lights, woulda never thought to do that, will incorporate that on something eventually.

[Brinx]

Looking really good Terry, I like the idea of putting the wrecker on a day-cab COE. The twim-boom conversion, that is going to make for an awesome wrecker/recovery rig.

[Superpeterbilt]

[Petetrucker07]

Amazing styrene work Terry. Ive got a potential scratch build coming up. Ill definitely be picking some brains. Awesome detail, nice work

[Superpeterbilt]

Thanks Clayton.Ive always dreaded scratching wrecker equipment bc it can seem overwhelming. Or maybe its bc I know once I do it, thats all Im going to build from here on out:) Im just taking this one a day at a time.