Chuck Most Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) Just a little project I'm throwing together for giggles, using mostly spare parts. Modified the grille to represent an earlier style. Cut just a hair over 20 scale inches out of the hood, and added some raised details to the new grille opening. And of course the fenders needed to be modified- I just held them up to the shortened hood and determined where to cut them. I also added a new/old paint job to the cab. Of course, the rear suspension/axles were moved forward, and the frame was shortened behind the rear axle. Not sure if these are the wheels/tires I'll end up using on it, but they'll keep the chassis up and out of the dirt for now anyway. Edited December 17, 2014 by Chuck Most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Looking great Chuck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Nice work on the grille changes. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Off and rolling, looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Good job on the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 nice work on the hood and grill jacobus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Yea that hood is perfect! I was gonna do a short nose with mine after seeing a how to article in one of the model magazines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Nice work as usual Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scale trucker Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 lookin good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) Settled on some rolling stock- the Goodyear floatation tires from an Ertl IH Paystar, with the front wheels from an AMT Ford C-600, because I nabbed the REO spokes for this to use on a White Road Boss. I used the C 600 rear wheel rims so they'd be wide enough to work with the Goodyears. In the back, I used the Paystar's 5-hole steel wheels wrapped with some AMT Firestone tires. For power I went with a Detroit 8V-71, still a tight fit under that stubby hood even after some radiator and firewall clearancing. Still a ways to go, but getting there... Edited December 17, 2014 by Chuck Most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Lookin good chuck. Very nice work, weathering, and stuffing that motor under the short hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) She's grown a few more appendages since the last time around, as well as a name- "Bruiser". Why? Why not? The air cleaner housing was made from a modified piece from the Revell "snap" Peterbilt 359, while the end cap came from the spares box- I think it came from an Ertl IH Transtar, but don't quote me there. I also used some aluminum mesh for the grille- I had it left over from making a jockey box for a log rig I'm working on, and though it isn't a correct representation of the stock DR grille, I liked how it looked and figured I'd go for it anyway. Not sure if I want to have a single stack or duals- I know it seemed like the majority of Detroit V8 trucks and tractors had duals, but I kind of think this one would look just right with a single stack. Guess I'll see where the project takes me. Edited December 17, 2014 by Chuck Most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I like that air cleaner! Dual stacks would be more typical of the era, especially with a naturally aspirated V8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Id go with dual shorties since you put the V8 in it. Good job on the air cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Maybe straight pipes, no mufflers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Maybe straight pipes, no mufflers.... Yes that works, and it would sound pissa too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Lookin good. The straight no muffler look will be perfect, 4 or 5 in. Small is the way to go on this i think. Whatever you decide, itll look great chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 One of the most "delightfully terrifying" sounds I remember from my childhood is the uncorked Detroit in a local farmer's old GMC crackerbox. When he'd step on that thing, everybody in Gratiot county knew he was headed their way. Wonder if he ever got cited for noise pollution...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 One of the most "delightfully terrifying" sounds I remember from my childhood is the uncorked Detroit in a local farmer's old GMC crackerbox. When he'd step on that thing, everybody in Gratiot county knew he was headed their way. Wonder if he ever got cited for noise pollution...? My uncle once owned a 1971 R-700 Mack that had a 318 Detroit with dual straight pipes, he got cited for "excessive noise" a few times. The sound was incredible but people knew when he was coming down the road! Eventually he replaced the truck with a 1975 761 Brockway that had a 350 Cummins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 My dad had a Ford LN 8000 flatbed wrecker with a Detroit in, and as the others said the truck could be heard clear across town. My dad being a speed shifter, it seemed like he loved the noise that thing made. On another note, someone sent me a video of a Hendrickson at a tractor pull with a V12 Detroit with strait pipes. It did a wheel stand all the way down the track, and that was about the craziest sound Ive ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 COOL BUILD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madd Trucker Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) looks good Chuck Edited July 31, 2014 by Madd Trucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Gotta love it when the fuel tanks you plan to use up and walk away. Looks like I'll be resorting to Plan B, as soon as Plan B is formulated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Gotta love it when the fuel tanks you plan to use up and walk away. Looks like I'll be resorting to Plan B, as soon as Plan B is formulated... Ouch. Maybe PVC pipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alangarber Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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