So how do you work on this?

[Mike77]

This sharp-looking COE would be cool as a model, but how in the heck do you do engine maintenance on it? Would it really tilt like a regular COE?

[Ace-Garageguy]

Wow. That is COOL. I want it.

I assume routine maintenance would be through the cab, like on a small van. Major work would be a real PITA.

[Fat Brian]

Wow, maybe it's designed like the newer Ford Superduty trucks where the cab was made to be easily removed because there's just no room to actually work on anything with it in place.

[Superpeterbilt]

I would guess that it has hydraulics under the cab. It would have to still tilt some how.

[Relic_Models]

Even if it does tilt you need some serious head room to lift the cab enough.

I'm thinking removable cab, or battery powered.

[Petetrucker07]

There's a lot of room in the doghouse. It wouldn't need to lift very high to be able to access the engine. But I'm sure they have some fancy way of working on it. I'm thinkin kinda with Ace, removable doghouse.

[guitarsam326]

If the cab does lift, there would have to be some serious hinges to support it.

[Old Buckaroo]

I would guess like a bus, removable panels.

Fact is that thing looks like a bus, all it is missing is a greyhound.

[lapazleo]

Perhaps the cab isn't as one piece as it appears and the normal size cab tilts normally away from the addition.

[Petetrucker07]

Perhaps the cab isn't as one piece as it appears and the normal size cab tilts normally away from the addition.

That's a very good possibility. There may be a boot from original cab to the addition. It's hard to tell though with the low quality pic. The seam from what looks like the originals to addition, appears to have rivets on both sides of the body seam.

[Mackvision]

I have seen this truck at several shows and Leo is correct,the cab/sleeper are separate,the cab tilts as it usually would there is a boot between the two............................................Mark

[Mike77]

Interesting, thanks for that info Mark. They did a pretty darn good job of making it look like a single unit.

Edited March 8, 2015 by Mike77

[Truck parts]

Thank you for the pics.

[cowboy rich]

I was trying to think of truck/ owners names in the 80's bit brain freeze only gave owner of el turbo out of gridley ca (@ the time, well before gene and HildA retired)

[dartman]

The sleeper is as big as my first apt.

[NoobToNovice]

One can't help but notice the two handles on the front of the cab... unless it's for an extra rider hahaaha

Edited April 29, 2015 by NoobToNovice