Petetrucker07

Nice work Kurt. Very nice work.

Center point!!!! Holly cow. This should be good.

That would work too. Or silver, maybe even a dark purple.

I'm not sure about Tamiya, in lacquer. I know Testors has a Graphite Grey in the One Coat Lacquer. I think I posted it in your Pete thread, my long grey and copper Pete is all Testors One Coat.l, Fiery Orange and Graphite Grey.

I think blue may be to big a contrast. I say go with a charcoal grey. This should come out nice, like your Pete.

You need to put the side wall of the drive tires o er the lip. The "bead" doesn't go inside. But other than that it looks great.

Bill Signs Trucking has a few Petes that are very nice, and be built from the kit with a little bashing. Just Google Bill Signs Trucking, that should get your ideas goin.

Look up the Charger from Furious 7. They turned it into a Trophy Truck.

Either they are builders or they know it's comin. Either way, good to know.

Had to go over to that part of town anyway. I checked. They don't have, not even a spot for it. I think someone may have done some photoshopping. Maybe I'm reading to much into it.

There's one on Ebay now. In the Retro Deluxe box. Buy it now. The seller is located in Ohio. http://m.ebay.com/itm/AMT-Tyrone-Malones-Super-Boss-Kenworth-Truck-1-25-Scale-Model-Kit-In-Hand-/302021224434?nav=SEARCH

Hmmmmm.....Maybe I'll take trip to my Hobby Lobby and see what's on the shelf.

Here is my poor ol' pick up. A 98 Silverado, 5.7, 4 inch Fabtech lift, 33" Falkens, off road lights, and 200000 miles. I haven't driven it in a while. It has a blown head gasket and can't justify replacing gaskets with that many miles. I'm gonna rebuild it, balance and match everything so it'll last longer the second time around.

He said had to move unexpectedly. Haven't seen him on here sonce.

I've seen guys load it up with 6. Seem to do well.

Five Guys and In n Out for burgers. But Jack in the Box....the Chicken Tater Melt Muncie Box. I don't know what I'd do if stopped that ine.

You and me both.

X2

You know what else MAY work. A flaring tool for brake lines and transmission lines. Just a thought.

That would make sense since. They won't get put on the boat to come here till mid July, so early August would be about right.

Ok Michael, I'll put my 2 cents in on this. With the Monster Stacks, there's a few different ways they are done. The way they are made is in 3 pieces, the elbow, the barrel and the tip. Let's start from the beginning, at the turbo. Diesel exhaust is typically 5 inch. There will be a piece, with a flare that will match up with the turbo and get V-clamped. On a Peterbilt, it have an elbow that will drop it down a few inches lower than the bottom of the frame rail. Some exhaust, will have pieces of flex pipe with mounts that go to a Y, then more flex to the lower elbow, that is at the bottom of the cab, which attach the muffler or barrel, then the tip. Custom exhaust, some basically stock, 5 inch replacments from the lower elbow up. Then you got the same thing in 6, 7, 8 and 10 inches. The Pickett brothers are making some very nice exhaust elbows. These drop the elbow down to the bottom of the step, there are a few pics already posted. They make them in different diameters. These boys also make Y-pipe, that is also in the different sizes, with a short barrel section that goes to the bottom of the turbo lower elbow. So for example, you can have, basically, from the turbo out, 7 inch exhaust. Then there the reduced elbows like what has been posted already. Then there also the guys who run dummy stacks. There have weed burner exhaust, but have stacks. It seems kinda stupid to do it, but burner your arms a few times on hot stainless pipes and you'd understand, I know, I've done it myself. Now, where that short barrel section is(which is behind the passenger side step), there can be a small, muffler put there. On the retro fit trucks, that's where they put the DPF, if someone is wanting there truck to not look like it's been retroed. Believe when I say there have been some, WOW, DPF retro installs out here. Talk about mufflers. Dynaflex makes a custom, giant stainless, glass pack lookin muffler for trucks. The ends are reduced with muffler part being 7 inch round. They are the same length as the stock muffler. The last pic that Matt posted, the end dump, is a newer 389. That exhaust is stock. It's basically the same stock setup, but behind the heats held is just a thick piece of 5 inch, stainless pipe to reduced 7 inch, double wall and vented clean air tip. When I say double wall, I mean the 5 inch clamp area has another pipe inside that extend up into the 7 inch area about 6 8 inches. Hope this helps in your truck building.

Thanks for info.

I've seen the SR-71 up close. When was in high school I was in the Air Force Junior ROTC. We tool a trip every year to Edwards. We got walk around it. It is an awesome piece of aviation history.

I saw a U2 Spy plane doing touch and goes at Beale Air Force Base. I loaded at a sand plant basically across the street.

What are you people, ON DOPE! Me and Mick are gonna wing on over to London and jam with the Stones.