Canso65 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Looks great Gino. She sure is a long frame. Good job on the hood tilt mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 not a lot of progress but did manage to fit the narrowed radiator to the chassis. it was a pita ! I also decided to dechrome the grille and glue it to the hood, will paint body color or use bmf. next up will be the engine, i'm thinking cummins for this one, non turbo 335. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 nice work ginowil see how it,s gojacobus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Nice Work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 thanks guys ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Gino, Nice work on the radiator! You've got this one looking really good now. Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Good work Gino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Looking nice Gino! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDragon Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Looking forward to your build Gino. Have the wheels from moebius the same size as the amt wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 thanks for the kind words guys ! Looking forward to your build Gino. Have the wheels from moebius the same size as the amt wheels? here are three , from left to right : the firestone tires that come with the California hauler kit the goodyear high miler tires that come in most of the other amt kits the uniroyal tires that come in the white freightliner kits the firestones are a bit too narrow but fit. to me the goodyear high milers fit the best, although the uniroyals fit well too. hope this helps ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDragon Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Yes, thank you very much. I think the goodyear high miler is the best choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Looking good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 no progress to report so far just wanted to get the may update in before I forget . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 no progress again work has been crazy. just wanted to get the june update in before I forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 no progress for july again, been busy but soon there will be some progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 finally made some progress. I need to get this thing out of the granny lane ! after staring at the hood for the last 3 months I decided I wanted a smooth look so I removed the ribbed part on the top of the hood. I also removed the rivet detail and emblems from the sides. I wanted the grille shell to be molded in too so I worked on that. for the grille I used the vintage kw coe piece purchased from double take replicas. the grille slats are not straight and are very delicate I broke three while I was working on it. I may remove them and use a photo etch piece I have or just put in some stainless screen that is in the stash. the paint is rustoleum sage green that I found at the hardware store. these pics were taken just after I painted it. maybe this will give me a boost as I haven't felt much like building anything for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Hey Gino! Good to see this rig being updated. Rustoleum, what a great idea. I've read on 1:1 car forums some posts about guys using this brand, even some just brush painting a car with great results after lots of work though.Hey, now I know where to send my paint projects! Great looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Glad to see this one again!! Love the color !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearUpJammer Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Glad to see you're back to work on this one Gino,I like the mods to the hood and grille! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gilkeson Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Lookin good ! Gino . keep the ball rollin. Looking forward to further updates. Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 That hood looks great Gino! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 It's looking very sweet! I've always liked Needle Nose trucks, and yours is coming out beautifully. Looking to seeing more!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 thanks guys ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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