Goodwrench3 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Got the engine primered today. Looks like Sat. is going to be warm enough to paint it -- supposed to be 69 deg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 Well, here it is almost mid-May in Wisconsin and today we had snow. So much for trying to get some painting done -- just too darn cold in the garage ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I don't know how y'all do it, up there.... No way I could deal with cold weather... I remember back in the Marine Corps cold weather training just wasn't my thing... Korea... Hated it!!!!! The weather was an awesome 75 degrees, today... I feel for y'all, Man.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Now that I got the front axle location sorted out on the 4270, time to work on it for the 4300. I test fitted the hood, cab, and front axle and it's the same story as with the 4270 -- so this will be the work over the next couple of nights. Note in the photo -- that isn't the kit tire. I just can't seem to bring myself to use those Goodyear tires in the Round 2 kit -- they look like float tires that should be on the front axle of a dump truck I think. Here's a comparison of (1) the 4270 kit wheel and kit tire (2) the 4300 kit wheel and Mobius tire and (3) the 4300 kit wheel and kit Goodyear tire. What do you guys think ? The Goodyears are supposed to be 11.00-20. I also compared them to some 20's I got from KJ and the Goodyears are way bigger than those too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 I've moved the axle forward about 0.060" -- better, but looks like it needs to go a bit further yet. I got a set of the replacement AMT tires (that's one of them in the test fitting picture) -- much better size than the "float" tires in the kit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 OK -- there's the axle mount area built out 0.100" forward. I think she's pretty good there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Looks great, glad it was mentioned about being setback before I started mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Well, the "paint spirits" were smiling down on us today in Wisconsin -- great day - temp. was about 70 deg and the humidity was about 37% this afternoon. So I got some painting done. I got the engine painted, and some of the interior pieces -- I decided to copy the colors from a Transtar Eagle brochure that I have -- the "leather brown" color is almost a perfect match to the color in the brochure (the pictures may not show it so well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Nice work so far! I too am glad to know about the front axle as one of these is on my "to do" list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 OK - Engine and transmixer are joined. Now to finish adding the remaining engine parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 Thanks ! I know the Tamiya metallic blue is a bit darker than the factory engine color, but I'm happy with the paint job on it and it's good enough for me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Perfect timing -- the FedEx man cometh today ? The elusive Tamiya TS-29 paint finally arrived on the slow boat from wherever ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Got primer on the frame today. A few areas that need a little better clean-up, but it's decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Nice job. Keep it up and I hope your weather gets better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Well, the paint spirits were smiling down on us again this past weekend here in southern Wisconsin. We had a break in the humidity and a fairly calm day, so I was able to get the frame painted in the garage. Will be working on getting the "boat anchor" installed this week. I also got a bit of the interior done -- still need to paint the cab shell interior before painting the cab and hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Looking good in black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 She'll get a little "color" when the "boat anchor" gets dropped in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodwrench3 Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 OK -- got the "boat anchor", radiator, cross member, and drive shaft in yesterday. That was a bit of a challenge getting 4 parts in at exactly the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete68 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Looks good. Hard to believe this is the same engine the used in the 1468 International tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 9:35 PM, Pete68 said: Looks good. Hard to believe this is the same engine the used in the 1468 International tractor Lee if I'm not mistaken the 1468 had the DV550 IH v-8 diesel and the v-800 engines were used in the big 4568, 4586 and the 4786 tractors. Great progress on this build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete68 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Thanks Brian thought they were the same a old International dealership guy told me they were the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggu Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 7:15 PM, DRIPTROIT 71 said: Lee if I'm not mistaken the 1468 had the DV550 IH v-8 diesel and the v-800 engines were used in the big 4568, 4586 and the 4786 tractors. Great progress on this build! Yeah, our Lowbed tractor had the DV 550, and I remember the valve covers were silver and had the IH emblem on them..... good engine, had lots of torque............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Nice progress looking forward to seeing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Nice progress! Glad to see ya score a few cans, they're hard to find lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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