gino Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) always wanted to build this one . after reading tim's fine article on how to rework the hood, I think i'll take a crack at this .will be stretched and slammed with a few other custom touches using the California hauler kit with a set of moebius wheels and tires.can't post a pic of the kit yet as photobucket is down for maintenance right now. will do so asap . Edited September 3, 2016 by gino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canso65 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Sounds like a cool build Gino. Looking forward to seeing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Im looking forward to it Gino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 here is the kit pic can't get photobucket to upload so did it in windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Cool project!! Is this going to be a tilt or a butterfly hood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Nice selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hi Gino,With those tires and wheels you chose this will be a looker. I'm looking forward to your mods.So the hood can be tilted forward or each side tilted up? Is that a "butterfly" deal? Is this only with the needle nose hood?Great project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 You have my attention Gino. This will be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) Gino, Looking forward to seeing some progress shots for this build. Be Well Gator Edited January 21, 2016 by gatorincebu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Great choice Gino! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hi Gino,With those tires and wheels you chose this will be a looker. I'm looking forward to your mods.So the hood can be tilted forward or each side tilted up? Is that a "butterfly" deal? Is this only with the needle nose hood?Great project.Tilt hood opens to the front, a butterfly hood has side and top panels that open up towards the center (like a 1930's and 30's automobile). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) Thanks Tim,So does this mean a 359 can have a butterfly hood, or only with the needle nose hood? Edited January 21, 2016 by 10thumbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 thanks for the interest guys ! the plan is to do a tilt hood right now.but I really would like to do the butterfly. it may prove too much for me. time will tell ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I'm glad you're going with the tilt! It seems like we don't get to see as many of those as we do the butterfly hoods. This will be good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermodel Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thanks Tim,So does this mean a 359 can have a butterfly hood, or only with the needle nose hood?I think a butterfly hood is a 351.A narrow tilt is a 358 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I think a butterfly hood is a 351.A narrow tilt is a 358Thanks Tim,So does this mean a 359 can have a butterfly hood, or only with the needle nose hood?Also I think the wide butterfly hood is a 353. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'm glad you're going with the tilt! It seems like we don't get to see as many of those as we do the butterfly hoods. This will be good!tilt it is then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Thanks Tim,So does this mean a 359 can have a butterfly hood, or only with the needle nose hood?Only the 351, 353, and some other off highway models had butterfly hoods. The 359 was always a tilt, but in the modeling world anything goes. Me personally, I think a butterfly 359 would be cool. The fenders would have to be mounted to the frame, but it could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 but in the modeling world anything goes. That is what makes this hobby so great.Gino - I am really looking forward to watching and learning ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) Only the 351, 353, and some other off highway models had butterfly hoods. The 359 was always a tilt, but in the modeling world anything goes. Me personally, I think a butterfly 359 would be cool. The fenders would have to be mounted to the frame, but it could work. I have kinda done this already a number of years ago. I took a revell Germany pete kit, the one with the square front fenders and mounted the fenders and radiator to the frame, but I never finished it. it ended up in a box for many years. I rediscovered it a couple of years ago and started gathering the parts for it but the project stalled out again. it's been on the shelf for a long while on the to do list. will post a pic at some point. That is what makes this hobby so great.Gino - I am really looking forward to watching and learning !thanks sean ! I hope I don't disappoint ! Edited January 22, 2016 by gino can;t type today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Cool project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 359 and the 289 (single drive 359) were always tilt hood with rolled (round) fenders. 359 is a wide front version of a 358.353 was a flat fender, wide front, butterfly hood. Revell attempted this with the odd shaped fenders on a 359 tilt hood. 358 and the 288 (single drive 358) was a narrow front, tilt hood with rolled fenders. 358 is a tilt hood version of a 351.351 and the 281 (single drive 351) was a narrow radiator, butterfly hood with rolled fenders and later flat fenders and optional set-back axle). 348 was a fiberglass slope hood, somewhat narrow front tilt hood for dump and mixer.349 was a fiberglass slope hood, wide front tilt hood version of 348All other hoods were butterfly - 341, 343, 381, 383, 387, 397, 391, 350 and back. Back in the late 50's/early 60's, there was an engineering drawing of a wide-front 351 "tropic radiator" - looking very much like what would later become the 359. It is unclear if any were built. Like what Terry said - in the modeling world.. anything goes. Once a truck leaves the factory.. all bets are off. To confuse the issue even more - back in the day, Peterbilt had a "repair shop" at the factory that would rebuild customers trucks with newer parts - you might have a 350 with a newer cab, or a 1957 351 converted to a wide-front 359 - it would look like a 359 but with the 350-era cab and be 10 years older than a 359 should be.. (the truck would still be a 351 technically). Uh-oh.. rambling again... Tim Tim Only the 351, 353, and some other off highway models had butterfly hoods. The 359 was always a tilt, but in the modeling world anything goes. Me personally, I think a butterfly 359 would be cool. The fenders would have to be mounted to the frame, but it could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearUpJammer Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Interesting build Gino,looking forward to watching this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Tim, I appreciate you rambling on....OK Gino, you're all set to go.Looking forward to your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) There was also a variation in the length of the hoods on these narrow nose Peterbilts. There was a short length hood version for construction trucks, a standard length version seen on most 60's highway trucks and a rarer extra long version for big Cats. Edited January 23, 2016 by leafsprings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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