20dakota04 Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Just for curiosity sake. Haven't delt with a COE in years. Should the end of the cylinder not go between the two tabs? Therefore making it stronger? Just wondering. Awesome build though. They do I just don't have the spacers made up for the frame yet.It's just easier outside for mock up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTEMIS1759 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 They do I just don't have the spacers made up for the frame yet.It's just easier outside for mock up. Oh OK. I kind of figured it was just to see how it worked. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Cool build you have going there! Gotta love those cabover Petes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 That's some great under cab detail!!!! Too bad you can't copy it into resin as that cab will be available again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dakota04 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 That's some great under cab detail!!!! Too bad you can't copy it into resin as that cab will be available again soon. Yeah I would like to get one of those new cabs this one is in rough shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 VERY COOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Nice work............. Can't wait to get one of the new cab's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Does anybody know who will be producing these cabs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Does anybody know who will be producing these cabs? Porky posted this thread last weekend: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33138 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Cool but Porkys is 25th and the one Dakota is building is 24th, thats the one Im lookin for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Cool but Porkys is 25th and the one Dakota is building is 24th, thats the one Im lookin for. Hey Dave Unless I am way out in left field,,,my cab and this cab are for the most part the same cab and both are 1/25th scale. The cab I am casting now is one of the cabs in this post reworked by the man who made the master for it,,,he made it back in 2003 I think, this is prolly one that Bobby Griffen cast a few years back. The diff in the cab I am casting and this cab is the doors were cut out and 377 kit doors grafted in, the baggage doors, sleeper vents, cab steps rewoked and the leading edge of the roof was reworked and sloped off more like the 1:1 trucks. But I would think they are the same scale, mine is 110mm front to back, thats 110 inch in scale and I would bet the cab here is the same,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Same cab, same dimensions. Same scale. Just straighter, tweaked.. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dakota04 Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hey Dave Unless I am way out in left field,,,my cab and this cab are for the most part the same cab and both are 1/25th scale. The cab I am casting now is one of the cabs in this post reworked by the man who made the master for it,,,he made it back in 2003 I think, this is prolly one that Bobby Griffen cast a few years back. The diff in the cab I am casting and this cab is the doors were cut out and 377 kit doors grafted in, the baggage doors, sleeper vents, cab steps rewoked and the leading edge of the roof was reworked and sloped off more like the 1:1 trucks. But I would think they are the same scale, mine is 110mm front to back, thats 110 inch in scale and I would bet the cab here is the same,,, I would like to buy one of your cabs is it available yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dakota04 Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 Swapped out the old cab with the new one I got from Porky's. The cab detail is alot better. Porky's old cab Porky's old cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dakota04 Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 I can't decide which way to hang the mud flaps, but I'm leaning toward the ones on the fenders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txdieseldog Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 I can't decide which way to hang the mud flaps, but I'm leaning toward the ones on the fenders If it were mine, I would put the mud flaps on those nice fenders, take off the long light arms, and put a drop down stubby "bumper" that will have the lights in it but will sit between the fenders to show them off. Just a thought. Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) fenders, and make a plate under the frame fore the lights. make it as wide of the frame ,cut the lower corners at a 45. then out line it with the marker lights. Lets say 2 or 3 down each side one on each corner(45) 2 or 3 alone the bottom. Then brake/turn lights on the inside of them( upper and lower and tag in the center.I don't have one too show.hope you get the idea. Wish I did last week when I was working on the snap KW. Edited October 17, 2010 by clayton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Hang the flaps off the fenders! There is a truck here locally running fenders like yours and he has mounted the light bars to the bottom edge of the fenders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Hang the flaps off the fenders! There is a truck here locally running fenders like yours and he has mounted the light bars to the bottom edge of the fenders! I agree with Johnny, add the light bats to the fenders and then hang the flaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_lever1 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 very nice cann't wait to be done harvest so i can spend about 3 months at the bench just leave the toybox for coffee and food, wife . very cool wife lets me spend as long as i want inthere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dakota04 Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 Ok how does this look? I made some brackets to hang them off of the fender mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Ok how does this look? I made some brackets to hang them off of the fender mounts. Wonderful! Beautiful! Perfect! If I had three thumbs, they'd all be up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 (edited) That is how the truck I was telling you about had them ! Looks Great! Now the beautiful fenders are not hid from view from the rear! Also in a real world application this makes the light bars and flaps less suceptable to damage while under a trailer! Edited October 19, 2010 by Johnny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txdieseldog Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 That rocks! Looks great. Probably better than what I had in mind with a middle bumper with lights in it. Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dakota04 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Finally got the cab painted and the frame will be a light gray metallic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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