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that totally looks awesome I love it!!! I am so inspired... how did you make it so the gages glowed but not the rest of the dash.

I'm glad you like it. I cut holes in a peice of electric tape to match the gauges and put it on the back of the dash and then I put the Led on and made a lexan box around it and sealed it with liquid electrical tape.

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Can't believe it has been a year since I have updated on this site. Painting was difficult and stressfull for me but it turned out pretty good. There are some paint problems that I have decided to overlook for now so I can get this finished. Made a motor plate and installed the new motor. It's not much faster but there is more torque than I need so I will probably change the gearing later.

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The windsheild that came with the kit was warped and I could hardly see through it so I made a new one out of lexan.

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This truck looks so cool I couldn't stop taking pictures of it. The visor is made out of styrene, the steps are made out of styrene and covered with a chrome sticker and you can't see it but I made a headliner out of the stuff I used for the mudflaps. The fuel tanks and air cleaners are aluminum from Jamie at MoLuminum and look great. I think the only stock parts are the horns and mirrors. These pics are with the airbags dropped (springs removed).

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I also took pics with the flash only (no other lighting) and think they look really cool but I didn't want to post a ton of pics so click on this link to see them all.

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Waiting on paint to dry so I can clearcoat it. I like the look of big 10" stacks so I got some 7/16" x .016" thin wall aluminum tube. I didn't think it could be bent without professional tools but I tried it anyway and it worked well. I packed the tube with sand and heated it with a propane torch, this is the tricky part. Then I put the tube in a handheld tube bender and carefully bent it. The 1st try the tube ripped when I was almost done, it needed more heat. The 3rd try I got it too hot and it was a little deformed but the 2nd and 4th turned out nice. The bends could be tighter but the are close enough. I know they are too long but I can't decide if I want angled cuts or straight cuts. Also needs to be polished.

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Thanks for the explanation on this. I've been trying to figure out a good way to do this. They also say another good way to do this is to use the spring style benders bit I have never tried it. As far as the bends themselves the look great to me. The bigger the stack the wider the bend.
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Thanks for the comments, more pics with lights coming soon.

Thanks for the explanation on this. I've been trying to figure out a good way to do this. They also say another good way to do this is to use the spring style benders bit I have never tried it. As far as the bends themselves the look great to me. The bigger the stack the wider the bend.

I have used spring benders on 3/8 tube and based on that I didn't think they would work well with this really thin wall tube.

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Hey rcdave,

I also have a love for rc vehicles. Aside from that, I just wanted to inform you that there is a guy on eBay saling an rc peterbuilt with a trailer staged as being part of Fast and Furious. If you want to find it, search xmods on eBay and( I actually just checked and now can't find it) , but I'm sure that you can locate it on google images. Anyway, awesome build!

-Newbs99

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I used peices of an antenna to detail the engine and really like how it turned out. I made radiator supports using paperclips and hood supports with 32 gauge wire. I also used nylon screen to give the radiator more texture.

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