Sam I Am

Looking forward to following along.

Great job Brian! Well earned !

Nice start Tom ?

This is going to be great.

I built the Peterbilt version of this kit years ago as my first ever big rig. They really go together nice.

Really love all the extra details.

Great work Bill!

Truckers always keep the cab shiny. ? The chassis has to match the engine. ?

My hat's off to your shop crew. For a case of beer they really produce!

Amazing work in such a small scale.

Looking sharp!

Tom, all those white mustang parts go to that 65 fastback body you sent me. ?

Love it! ?

What he said. ?

Yeah, I have looked at so many pics of wheels, they are all starting to look the same. If you are a photographer, and taking a picture of a vehicle, you are supposed to shoot a 3/4 view. Everyone on the web must be a photographer, because I can hardly find any straight on side shots, and the ones I find won't be good enough to zoom in on. ?

I think these wheels will work. Time to throw them into the purple pond.

Another 2021 build, and another great subject!

Nice plan!

Glad to follow along.

I need to pick your brain on a T800 conversion I have planned as well. I will pm you later.

No apologies needed Jeff. After mocking up everything, I also thought a curbside was the best way to go. But then I found this pic and realized how low this radiator sat...that and I saw a few built models with the cab hinged and wondered how... Now, is there a pic of the bottom of the radiator, that is the question.. Does anyone have a couple cans of Tamiya mica red that they would trade? ?

If I am looking at the pictures correctly, it looks like the exhaust manifold is running fairly parallel with the top of the frame rail. Here is a pic of the kit Titan engine in its original location. I can lower the crossmember to level out the engine a bit, and can slide the engine forward a tic so the crank driven fan clears the crossmember. If I need more manifold clearance I can also notch the frame rail to make it appear that it drops down. Here is the resin floor pan that Jeff left out for clearance. He made his own. It appears that with Jeff's modifications there is plenty of room for the engine. I would have to disassemble part of the cab to get the resin floorboard installed, and yes Brian, it does look like the hump is straight and not angled like in the pic. I even have a narrow radiator and what looks like something I can fake into a rear cab mount. Did I bite off more than I can chew?

These two, and both are well above my pay grade.

Thanks Brian, I would appreciate those pics for future reference. Right now,, for mock up sake, I would like to know if the Titan location for the engine is ok, or if I need to lower it in the frame. Oh, and I started looking for reference pics. The first two are what I am going after, the last ones are squirrels. ?

So are you telling me when I shorten the frame, don't stop there? Edit: just saw your post Brian. Thanks for that pic...I think. lol