Custom Hearse Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Here's the engine I'm putting in the ProStar... Just kidding!!! That's for another build somewhere down the road... Here's the actual engine... I had the Cummins engine in mine, so I painted it red instead of blue. It's not correct, but it looks close enough to be a Cummins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Looks good. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thanks Ben! The above post was a late April fools joke, since I was sick I couldn't join in the fun... I did notice something interesting though. The Maxx Force engine and the Detroit V-12 are the same length and height. The width is different, but I wonder how hard it would be to build a custom ProStar using the Detroit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks Ben! The above post was a late April fools joke, since I was sick I couldn't join in the fun... I did notice something interesting though. The Maxx Force engine and the Detroit V-12 are the same length and height. The width is different, but I wonder how hard it would be to build a custom ProStar using the Detroit? I wonder how it would go With the firewall. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Engine looks great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 I wonder how it would go With the firewall. Ben That's a good question. I'll have to test fit it and report what I find afterwards. Might be interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Engine looks great... Thanks Carl! I hope I can get it to look at least close to the ISX... No plans for entering a contest, but it's a personal build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarbob4344 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Thanks everyone. The temp outside is a bit cold to paint, so the truck cab won't get painted today. I did get the panel line filled in and ready though, so I'm happy about that. I found out why the wheelbase looks so messed up J.T. It seems that Moebius modeled this kit from the redesigned 2013 ProStar. I'm building a copy of the truck I drove, which is a 2012 ProStar... There is a vent between the hood, and the doors that make the cab 3 to 4 scale inches longer, and pushes the cab back as well. it looks as the the sleeper is longer too, but I don't have the measurements to compare. I was wondering, how much difference is there between the maxxforce and a Cummins? The truck I drove had a Cummins. Can I just paint it red and get away with it, or do I need to do a complete overhaul of the engine? e big difference between the max -force and cummins engines, not sure you can create the cummins from the max force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 I just painted it red with some black accents. Just need it to look like a Cummins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Got the engine assembled and painted red. It's not perfect, but it does have some semblance of a Cummins ISX. I'm happy with the way it turned out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Great job on the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Looks nice. It's "Cummins-ish" enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Looks pretty good to me....Wish I had a thought of that.....The old Detroitapillar might get jealous..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Great job on the engine. Thanks Dennis! Now to finish the truck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Looks nice. It's "Cummins-ish" enough. Thanks James! Like I said, it ain't perfect, but it'll do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Looks pretty good to me....Wish I had a thought of that.....The old Detroitapillar might get jealous..... Thank you much J.T. I only thought of it because the truck I drove had a Cummins in it. I would mix up the names for this engine, but either way I did it sounded X-rated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Looks nice. It's "Cummins-ish" enough. Yep, and probably puts out about the same power as a Cummins too!! The Cummins I had in my Werner Pete was a dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Yep, and probably puts out about the same power as a Cummins too!! The Cummins I had in my Werner Pete was a dog! Oh har dee har har! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Kind of at a stand still temporarily... I bought some enamel black paint, but it's not wanting to cooperate. I sprayed a body with some primer and let it dry, then added the black... 6 weeks ago, and it still isn't dry! I need to go and get some duplicolor black laquer, then start the the frame. The nearest place is 40 miles away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I feel the moebius lonestar and prostar kits are very nice, well detailed, i cant wait to start on my prostar, stretch it out and build the fruehauf tanker, gonna make it resemble a milk tanker, i feel giddy just thinkin of how its gonna turn out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 It is a nice kit! I think you will enjoy it Clayton!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Been doing some work on this since I was on here last, should have an update soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 cool, can't wait to see some updated pic's. I too have since started building one of these kits, so far I am loving it for fit/finish, a far cry from the old amt kits, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Here's the updated photo's I added an APU to the truck. My 1:1 had one so I figured... More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Here's 5 more: A BIG thank you goes out to Keone2013 for the DOT tape! Thank you so much my friend!!! Let me know what you think... Edited May 22, 2014 by Custom Hearse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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