Tesla Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Brian,The plumbing is the icing on the cake...it looks terrific! Maybe someday I'll get the nerve to try it. Edited March 26, 2016 by Tesla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Wow Brian, this project really kicks butt. Great detailing and the plumbing is an absolute hit. I like having a peek at your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarsam326 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Lookin better every time Brian, plumbing is spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 plumbing looks great brian !   this build is coming out awesome ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Brian great looking plumbing on the air lines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Â Thanks for all the comments guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 great work , the tyre,s and rims looks very very good , great stuffi like also the fueltanks and the plumbing is very goodjacobus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackd Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Good idea for the deflector, the plumbing is very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the comments and encouragement guys!!! I had been trying to locate a resin air drier like the one Clint Freeman used to make with no luck. I took a shot at scratch building one. Not totally happy with it, but it didn't turn out too bad. Â Â Â Â Edited April 5, 2016 by DRIPTROIT 71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarsam326 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Looks good to me Brian! Cast it and send me a couple lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) Looks good to me Brian! Cast it and send me a couple lol!Thanks Sam!! I really was going to try to cast this one, but I'm all out of silicon.  Edited April 5, 2016 by DRIPTROIT 71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy rich Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thats coming along great Brian, your air drier sure looks worthy of casting to me!Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarsam326 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thanks Sam!! I really was going to try to cast this one, but I'm all out of silicon.  i got plenty! Put her in the mail! Lol, just kiddin mann slow as i work, the buildoff would be over and the next one halfway through before you get it back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Looks good to me Brian! Cast it and send me a couple lol!x2 !       the dryer looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016     That air dryer looks good !       Be Well     Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thats coming along great Brian, your air drier sure looks worthy of casting to me!RichAbsolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Well I don't know what it's for or what it hooks up top, but I like it! Hey Brian, I'll buy one too. What's the other black can just behind the shock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarsam326 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Well I don't know what it's for or what it hooks up top, but I like it! Hey Brian, I'll buy one too. What's the other black can just behind the shock? luberefiner....secondary oil filter basically. And the air dryer removes moisture from the air system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Well I don't know what it's for or what it hooks up top, but I like it! Hey Brian, I'll buy one too. What's the other black can just behind the shock? luberefiner....secondary oil filter basically. And the air dryer removes moisture from the air system. Actually the second one is the power steering reservoir. It looks very similar to a Luberfiner, but there is a dipstick on the left of the top. Peterbilts like the one that you are building Michael often mounted a Luberfiner and a power steering reservoir on the same bracket on the side of the front of the cab and looked almost like there were two Luberfiners on the truck. I may mount this one higher than it is mounted now. It probably should be raised some. Thanks for all the comments guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarsam326 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 My eyes are gettin bad Brian, i didnt even see the dip stick lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Brian - that air dryer looks pretty convincing to me. Very nice scratch building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canso65 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 You did a great job on the air dryer Brian.I'm just soaking all the truck tech up!Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Looking awesome! And it's nice to see a Detroit in something OTHER than Driptroit green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Thanks for the comments guys!!! My eyes are gettin bad Brian, i didnt even see the dip stick lol! Sam, the reservoir didn't look right where it was mounted. Now it looks more like a p/s reservoir. Besides, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that where I had mounted it would have caused all of the fluid to drain back out of the pump when it was parked. It is now mounted higher than the pump, and I think that it looks more like it is supposed to. Looking awesome! And it's nice to see a Detroit in something OTHER than Driptroit green! Thanks Tom. I wanted to do something a little different. I am however a big fan of Detroit green. When we were kids my daddy gave me and my brother each a spray can of the real stuff. You know, the cans sold by Detroit, that said: "Danger, contains lead". We both painted our metal GMC Astros with those cans. They became the ugliest GMC's that you could ever see. The good ol' days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 What gear am I in anyway??? I have made the shifters. The old H-Models didn't have a remote shift tower. The shifter came straight out of the transmission and angled up into the cab. That is the approach that I went with. I attempted to make shift handles like you used to find at the truck stops that were that transparent metallic green. From the driver side: First shifter is the main, second is auxiliary, third is remote auxiliary. Theses trucks didn't have a very good shift boot set up. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that yet. Shifter shafts are about .65" diameter in scale, about the same diameter as the shifter in my pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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