Spruslayer Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) I got a start on the trailer today,and a big thank you to Explorer2770for the plan to get this going. Here is the frame i made from leftover Dodge L-700 tanker trailer parts Having problems uploading photos!! Ill b Back Ok,just a little photo how to on this end! Edited December 5, 2018 by Spruslayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Heres the roof and a veiw of wat hopefully is to come And the Freightliner rig in progress to pull it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Decided to ditch the black plastic i started with and went with styreen Next will be the sides and then how to do the the doors.Not going to have them working so it shouldent be to much of a issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Roll up doors are not hard if you are not making them functional, Did this years ago Evergreen slotted car siding and square stock Used this method on this fire truck using three different sizes of siding on the roll ups greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I did non-functional roll up doors on this rig years ago. I made an inner box of the scribed sheet stock and then made an outer box for the remainder. It made painting it easy and kept things nice and neat. it also made the body very strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaxion Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 19 hours ago, GLMFAA1 said: Roll up doors are not hard if you are not making them functional, Did this years ago Evergreen slotted car siding and square stock Used this method on this fire truck using three different sizes of siding on the roll ups greg By Golly , It's Holly .. Thanx .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 This is another great example of how wonderful these forums can work for helping us all out by simply asking about what we're working on and the answers start rolling in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Heres the start of the trailer sides Have some Evergreen car siding to do the doors with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) More progress on the sides Edited December 17, 2018 by Spruslayer photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 Hers a workaround i used for some shims I needed about .200 thick shim to make the correct ride hight for the White SD and discovered that a Lego block measured .200 so and happened to be the right widthe also! They are the blue parts in the pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 Im closing in on this one Have some paint on and sub assemblys ready Gonna let this dry then clear coat then put it together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Nice clean work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Very clean build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Henry,Jeff and everyone thank you. And thanks for the encouragement to forge ahead when you cant buy what you want and a big shoutout to brandon for providing the drawings to do this Heres a couple shots with the rig When this is all buttoned up ill post the finished shots in under glass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUSADER2 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Its looking great, excellent work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explorer2770 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 That's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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