gotnitro? Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Fresh of the assembly line, is an Autocar wrecker I built . Anyone from the Syracuse area will likely recognize this build..its based from one of Syracuse's DPW fleet !! The truck was built from the dump truck kit, yet the frame still needed a taffy puller to fit the wrecker body. The wrecker unit is a OOP KFS Holmes 750.I scratch built the entire wrecker body from a brochure using .040 plastic sheet ! I stuffed an orphan 8v71 under the " butterfly " hood. I found advice here for this, using brass tube and music wire The drive tires/ rims are from Double Take resins , the front rims were cast by Ryan P. The paint is Tamiya blue and chrome yellow. The chrome was stripped and replaced w Alclad. The side battery box steps were scratch built. Finishing up the bed, bike inner tube was used for the fender flares. Enough chatter..enjoy the pics !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Beautiful work, love that Autocar!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Heres the real truck that inspired the project Edited January 16, 2017 by gotnitro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselhead Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) I always have a soft spot for wreckers running Holmes 750s. Awesome job, you really did it justice here. The 8v71 looks right at home under that butterfly.Great job. Edited January 16, 2017 by Dieselhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Excellent build Jeff! Great scratch-building and nice work on the butterfly hood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 that came out great Jeff, fantastic job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 thanks everyone !! The hood was really simple using the techniques I learned here.Joe- I replaced most of the resin parts with plastic due to the age I found majority of the larger parts were warped.Tom - thanks ! Glad I took the holiday off to finish it up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Very nice A'Car. The wrecker body came out VERY nice.........and I love the Detroit heart transplant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Impressive beast.. I could have used that a few times on some heavy recovery's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 This thing is awesome!! I like the twin stacks with the Detroit. I really like the Holmes recovery bed. I've wanted to build one of those wrecker beds. I missed out on The last release of the KFS kit, and I sold the one I had about 10 years ago when I stopped building for a few years. This is one top notch build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Very nice! Well detailed and very clean build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 This is one sweet looking rig, Man.....This baby is CLEAN !!!! Outstanding..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarsam326 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Nothin like an Acar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Great build!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckabilly Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Looks very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Love it!X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Thanks!! I probably should have dirtied it up some since it's such a rugged vehicle let that certainly saw years of service on winter roads.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 This thing is awesome!! I like the twin stacks with the Detroit. I really like the Holmes recovery bed. I've wanted to build one of those wrecker beds. I missed out on The last release of the KFS kit, and I sold the one I had about 10 years ago when I stopped building for a few years. This is one top notch build!!Very nice! Well detailed and very clean build.This is one sweet looking rig, Man.....This baby is CLEAN !!!! Outstanding.....I tried the single stack first but didn't care for the look ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Nothin like an Acar!I agree Sam ! rugged yet classy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Wow! What a great build. You know this is my eye candy. Great job on the Holmes and the functional hood. The upgraded wheels look great under it also. This is very clean and carefully done build. Excellent work sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Thanks Terry ! your post on the butterfly hood worked fantastic for this build, so easy w clear instructions . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signguy2108 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Awesome truck! First time I had to get towed was by an old black autocar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alangarber Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Nice job, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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