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[M0par Jim]

I been working on this more, finally got the rear axle housings done but still want to make the guts yet though for in the housings. I'm also at the linement spot as well for making sure the tires are all line up right and even and stright. 

 

 

Note: I still have to finish up the leaf mounts, this all is still all in rought stage yet just so you all know.

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Edited by zerodude, 18 December 2012 - 05:41 PM.

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[Doobie]

Hi jim your doing some brilliant metal work but did you know that the italiari superliner chassis is a generic chassis so its nothing like a mack!?

[M0par Jim]

Hi jim your doing some brilliant metal work but did you know that the italiari superliner chassis is a generic chassis so its nothing like a mack!?

 

 

Hi David, No I was not aware of that, my friend told me to make the chassic the same as the kit one, so thats what I been trying to do. Thanks for the info, semi's is not my thing kinda but they are growing on me though how ever. I been looking up Mack stuff for the last few weeks or months now trying to find chassis's of Macks, pressly the 1986 to 87 ones but hardly no luck on it though. Thanks for the chassis info. 

Edited by zerodude, 19 December 2012 - 09:22 AM.

[M0par Jim]

Okay, had some issues come up on this that slowed me down alittle on it but I got I back on track though. Still working in the rear, on the axles and also now the brake units as well. The rims that my friend Mark bought for the project was to wide so I had to shorted them down alittle. He now likes the wideness  of them to. The first few photos is before I spoted the issue with the rims.

 

 

Right here was when I notice the wideness of the rims. The front rims (your look at the rear of the frame, but the front is pose to match the rear outer side rear tires line, and all outter side of the rims pose to aling withthe front and also stay under the hood fenders as well, when at this point they was not as you can see.

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Making the drum brakes. 

 

All clean up. 

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Making another one.

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Here is the rims, the one on the right has been cut down, the one on the left is wideness that my friend Mark got originally. The one on the right is the wideness that we are going for and are after.

 

 

 

Also the resin fenders that Mark bought afew years back fits on and ocer the modified rims I worked on, where as they will not fit on or over the unmodified rims he got though. Unmodifiedrim on left side, Modified rim on right side.

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Another view.

 

Remember that my friend bought both the rims and fenders about 3 years ago and to my understanding was told they would fit each other.. which they didn't.    

 

Now here is a shot looking down at axles, tires and frame. Things all in rought stange yet.

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Okay, last one for tonight. 

 

 

[Randy D]

Hi Jim,   Nice work on the drum brake hubs!  

 

 

       randy

[M0par Jim]

Hi you all, well I been working on this the last few days again. I'm working on the brake set up and finishing the brake drums off as well. 

 

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Here is all four rear drums.

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The back side of them.

 

Making the front brake drums.

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Making 2nd front brake drum.

 

Drilling holes in all brake drums.

 

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Hi you all, well I know it's been a week about now since an update. I'm still working on the rear brakes yet. Should have an update before long. 

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Okay here is a update, I am in the process of building the rear brake units that will work in a way so to speak. 

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