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Really coming along good. Thanks, A.J.

Holy Cow! That looks greta. Thanks, A.J.

Welcome. A.J.

Here is a Ford C series dump that I built a couple of years ago. I started with the Ford C-series Ryder van and Ford Louisville snow plow kits. I temporarily assembled the frame from the van kit using Elmer's glue. Then I assembled the dump bed from the snow plow kit. I mounted the Ford C cab, and positioned the dump body on the frame so I would know how much to cut off the frame ends. Once this was done, I cut the frame off and placed it in a tub of warm water to dissolve the Elmer's glue. Because this is going to be a heavy duty 9000 series truck, the frame rails had to be deepened ( widened) by roughly .080 of an inch to allow the cab to sit higher and clear the Cat diesel that was going in. I sliced each frame its entire length just below the top flange and added .080 X .060 Evergreen strip. The flange was glued back on and everything sanded smooth. Except for the front two, I used the frame cross members from the snow plow. I sanded off the original bolt heads from the frame rails and replaced them with Plastruct hex shaped rod sliced to the appropriate thickness. The entire drive line from the snow plow kit was used. I had to slightly modify the exhaust manifolds to tuck in closer to the block and clear the frame rails. I also used the exhaust pipes and mufflers from the snow plow and trimmed them to exit under behind the cab, under the dump body. The six spoke from wheels and spoked rear wheels came from the parts bin. The colors are orange for the cab, and aircraft gray for the dump bed.

Jim, What brand and color paint did you use? Is it a metallic? Thanks, A.J.

Back in 1975 as a Chrysler Service rep, I called on a dealership that was Chrysler - Plymouth / International Harvester Truck. The dealer knew that I liked trucks, and he let me drive several different ones. I really enjoyed driving the Paystars. These Paystar models remind me of those fun times. Nice job on this rig. Thanks, A.J.

Really nice clean build. Thanks, A.J.

I still have many of my old builds. I have donated some of the fire apparatus models to various departments over the years, but I still have lots of these older builds today. I was quite surprised that they have survived a couple of house moves and are still together. Thanks, A.J.

Here is an old Illini catalog from sometime in the early '90's. I bought a lot of Bob's stuff back then. I don't have any later catalogs than this. Thanks, A.J.

Built in 1983, I modified an Ertl CO-4070 cab & engine, scratch built frame, Ertl Paystar 5000 wheels & axles, and AMT Autocar bumper. The AMT ALF Customer pumper supplied the pump, pumper body and accessories. Color is safety orange.

Here is my GMC, a 1963 GMC ALF pumper. Built this one in 1982 using an original 1963 Chevrolet pickup from AMT, the pump and pumper body with accessories from an AMT ALF 1000 Custom Pumper, the chassis from the AMT Ford Louisville Race Car Hauler, and the wheels and tires are from the AMT Ford C700 NAPA van. The engine is a Chevrolet 409 from the AMT 1957 Chevrolet while the trans is from the NAPA van with a PTO from the Autocar dump. Fenders were made using Elmer's expoxy putty shaped to the proper contour. Thanks, A.J.