Old Buckaroo Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) I have real internet again - no more slower then dial-up satellite. I can look at stuff again which means I have had a lot of forum catching up to do from the past year. In my spare time I found a "how to conversion " for a Detriot 8V71 to a 6V71. I had to give it a go and it was pretty easy and fun except my Miter box is wore out and cuts vertical angles. Here is the conversion , now I need to find a project worthy of it. Thanks for looking in Edited November 19, 2015 by Old Buckaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brinx Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Nice looking plant Sean, might go really well in a short-hooded DR/White? brinx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) That looks great Sean. I'd say build a P.I.E. cabover, 2 axle daycab. Like this... A Freightshaker ... Or a KW... I know this KW has a 6V71 in it. The first truck my Dad bought was an old P.I.E. truck, with a 6V71. Edited November 18, 2015 by Petetrucker07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Nice conversion. Where did you find the "how to"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Nice conversion. Where did you find the "how to"? Jim - over at your site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Very nice work Sean! You know there is always the custom pickup option, or even the custom 2 1/2 ton custom pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) Clayton thanks for the great ideas - I love the trucks in the pics. I have for years wanted to do a coe 2 axle daycab. I dont have anything around here though for a accurate single axle setup. Brian - my older brother in Colorado has a '59 Ford 4wd on 1 ton axles that he built about 30 years ago. It has a 4 cyl Detroit with a 5&4 Brownie followed by the transfer case. Edited November 18, 2015 by Old Buckaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Sean, Your motor conversion looks pretty good! I think the single drive Frieghtliner would be a good truck to put it in. Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 nice work sean ! that engine looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Jim - over at your site Over at my site? I'll have to take a look for it. It's been pretty dead over there for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 That conversion looks great Sean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) Thanks guys for the kind compliments even though you can see how crooked some of the parts are That miter box is history. I have decided to install this engine in a White 7400 coe I picked up some time back. Found some parts to get the interior looking like business. I am going to cheat and put a curtain divider in behind the seats . Edited November 18, 2015 by Old Buckaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 You're giving me the fever, I've got three of these to build! The 7400 White was the first truck that I ever rode in. I will be watching this one closely! Can't wait to see more!! Great choice by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 The 7400 White was the first truck that I ever rode in.Way cool, do you happen to remember the interior colors ? I am having a devil of a time trying to figure out how to paint the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapazleo Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Interior green. Similar to ww2 aircraft and rr locomotives, Can be found in both model rr and milatary paint sections of your lhs usually called interior green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Way cool, do you happen to remember the interior colors ? I am having a devil of a time trying to figure out how to paint the inside. Interior green. Similar to ww2 aircraft and rr locomotives, Can be found in both model rr and milatary paint sections of your lhs usually called interior green. That's right on some, but to me the model aircraft colors look a little too florescent or something. There are a color that appear to be more of a blue, and if I remember right, that was the interior color of the one that my dad drove. How are you going to do the air intake?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 That's awesome Brian, you first ever rode in a 7400. Guess it shows my age. My first ride was in a flat top K100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Nice work on the 6V71 conversion....love the White cab... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 here is the routing of the airintake the pipe go true the cab and crossover to the bleu filter here a other picture of it i have both picture,s now on my computer was to late for the white i have build but for the second one i use this and also the colors of the interior that green looks like the mack green hope this helps for you guys jacobus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 That's awesome Brian, you first ever rode in a 7400. Guess it shows my age. My first ride was in a flat top K100. It was the last trip that truck took too. My dad pulled it into the shop that night and it burned to the ground over night. The company had two more though. But my dad also drove a K100 with an 8v-71 and I rode many a mile in that one. here is the routing of the airintake the pipe go true the cab and crossover to the bleu filter here a other picture of it i have both picture,s now on my computer was to late for the white i have build but for the second one i use this and also the colors of the interior that green looks like the mack green hope this helps for you guys jacobus Jacobus I have been trying to get a picture from the angle of your first picture. That is the best one that I have seen yet. Thanks for that post!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 Thank you for posting the pictures and interior color information , I spent most of the day looking for references and only found one decent pic. All of those pics are a great help.Not sure what I am going to do for the air intake - the "wall furnace" intake looks kind of plain , I might have to do an fleet / owner added custom . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapazleo Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Last one I saw was a 68. I remember someone put green shag carpet on the doghouse and custom plywood box housing the kraco 8 track and fuzzbuster but hey it was the 70s LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Last one I saw was a 68. I remember someone put green shag carpet on the doghouse and custom plywood box housing the kraco 8 track and fuzzbuster but hey it was the 70s LOL. Hey I remember those old Krako Breakos and those fuzzbusters that were half the size of a shoebox. Shag carpet I try not to remember... Making forward progress but slowly. I am not even going to tell you how much time I have spent getting the cab mounted and lined up. I have it in the ballpark and currently modifying the Astro round fuel tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 looks good sean ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Looking good Sean. I have a few of these stashed. Ive always loved these cabovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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