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For what it is worth, the Bison was far more popular in Canada than the US (as a % of market share). Chevy had a much stronger and larger heavy truck dealer network than in the US. Chevy car dealers in Canada could get medium and heavy trucks without all the requirements put on US dealers. Or so I was lead to believe by Chevy dealer friends north of the border in Ontario. But it was not to last. When Chevy bailed the heavies in the early 80's, it really put a hurt on some dealers in cities where GMC had been weak or non existent but Chevy heavy trucks strong. The politics got really interesting to watch from a distance. The Bison and General rolled down the same line with 99.9% the same parts. Badging was the only difference (and occasionally was mixed up when it arrived at the dealer). Paint schemes, interiors, and all were the same. The "spec" books, option codes, parts, and service books at the dealers were the same other than the cover page and in some cases listed both. GMC did a few oddballs that Chevy did not offer late in the game (like the Astro SS), but I am not aware of anything Chevy ever had from the factory that GMC did not. Now VERY early on if I recall, which is always subject correction as it has been a long time ago, a 12V71 was available in the long hood versions (116") but not the shorter hood (108"). Since the AMT kit is the long hood version of the Bison/General most anything within reason SHOULD fit. Kit wise, as mentioned, be prepared for lots and lots of warped parts but with a little skill and lots of patience, it will come out. Good luck.

Just a thought..... If you got the complete snap KW chassis, you should be able to drop the aerodyne cab on it with a bit of frame grafting. Try using the frame from the front suspension to bumper (to get the hinge mounts and proper frame shape) from the K123 and the drive train and remainder of a KW snap frame kit. The differences between the K100 and K123 cab hinge mounts front frame rails I would not think (read between the lines on that one) SHOULD be real close. This method worked pretty well for me on a junk box slap together build. (check the workbench and under glass sections Aero Astro for more details). Sorry I don't have access to it to get more pix. It is a snap KW W900 frame/drivetrain with front springs/frame from the AMT kit. It wont survive the rivet counters scrutiny but surely presents some options. Good luck!

Don't know the particulars on alignment on the Ford L. On some makes and models like low COES', it requires a full donut hole. Some a horse shoe cutout at the bottom. Some don't need anything as the radiator is mounted high enough. Some have tried to use an extra belt pulley mounted low. Others have done Rube Goldberg affairs off the flywheel or tranny yet still go forward. Anyway, poking around in Tim's Trucks website. I stumbled across this which appears to be the extra pulley type deal. By far the simplest and cheapest way to go (and FAR easier to model) but more than a few drawbacks with respect to long term cost efficiency.

Making it all about me, consider a front frame extension and PTO. It would really beef it up. Don't forget to cut a hole in the grille for it to clear when opening the hood. (been there...done that) A walking beam/Hendrickson suspension would be ideal as that was by far the norm for the day. For what it is worth, just finished a 1/16 Revell/MPC Richard Petty Charger. The tires in this kit would be perfect (once the oversize Goodyear lettering is removed) for flotation front tires on 1/25 trucks. They even have the perfect tread pattern and are VERY squishy. Found this of an L8000 mixer. Hope it helps. Nice job!

After the nearly year long build on the W900 gold nugget, moving, and all that, I have been able to scarf another 1/16 w900 kit and probably have about another year in hotel rooms to start whittling up something unless the good Lord has other plans. Anyway, it has been a long time goal to try and make a create a well used 1/16 GMC General daycab set up as a Michigan Train using the W900 as a start point. No offense or sacrilege intended to the KW worshippers. Yeah, lots of scratch building and heavy kitbashing. The biggest challenge I see at the onset is windshield glass and cab shape around the windshields. I am big into "repurposing" junk, don't have much in terms of tools, and on a shoestring budget so some outside the box thinking is required. Example,I am looking into thin clear plastic food containers and packaging keeping an eye out for reasonably correct material to use for the curved windshields versus the KW flat glass. If anyone has some good ballpark measurements on a General windshield and cab and any other suggestions, I surely would appreciate. Please PM me as I do check periodically. Peace. Jesse.

ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING! KUDOS and all that!

My favorite word for this....RE-PURPOSE. Very clever! A++++

Caused me to do a double take. Well done! Hadn't heard much from you in a while. We now see what you have been doing. Take care.

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Thank you so much. The timing was perfect.

MOST IMPRESSIVE!

Very nice job. So much appreciate the teaching aspect you are taking! Great stuff and I am taking notes!

Here are some of the boat trailer pix. I will PM you more. Look JT! Orange! VERY low trailer. Once the bags are deflated on the truck and trailer this thing sits less than 5" from the gound. Pumped up is not much more. Has to stay low to clear bridges. He hauls new Parker boats in the 20'-45' category. The fenders on the trailer are removable to assist in loading/unloading I guess. I had never noticed them made to "snap in/snap out" before and figured it was just a hack job. It is not. He gets (2) 25 footers on here and it is really crowded. Thought you and some of the others might like. Not something you see every day. Will try to get some with it loaded next chance. Having trouble loading more than 2 pix for some reason though I should not be over on size. Will try again later with more

Sean, you frighten me! Your thinking is too much like mine. Condolences offered...LOL. This looks great! Kuddos.

This is a really sharp build Justin So enjoy comments like those above. That is what it is all about. Encouraging, discovering, trying and a good chuckle thrown in. Lastly Justin, I'm keeping an eye out for my neighbor showing up with his Prostar and boat hauler to snag some pix and will PM.

Most impressive my friend! You are going to have a hard time convincing anyone this is engineering on the fly though..... Blue with fade to orange perhaps?

Ditto Dave's comments above!

It dont matter too much how you get from your elbow to your thumb....just get there using that God given brain and the resources He has placed before you. OUTSTANDING! Now, making it all about me, swing over to the gold nugget 1/16 project on the workbench thread and set my hopeless heroes straight on how to pull off a paint job like that!

Clean sheet of paper! Love it! PLEASE keep us posted and for those lesser talented/just sticking toes in the water scratchbuilders like myself, please share all the juicy details.

EXCELLENT!

Had a full blown rant on this as it is very personal to me. I'll save it. The pictures say enough.

That looks really good! How did you do your wood?

OOOOOO lookee the pretty lights and reflection in the shiny paint! Take me to your leader! INCREDIBLE WORKMANSHIP! TOP NOTCH!

Looking really good. Thanks for the tutorial on the piano hinges. Exhaust pipes to the mufflers look really good. And fit on this kit in particular? A.M.T. = Assured Modification and Tweaking. But will sure it over nothing anyday.

Race car hauler? Boat hauler? Obnoxious sleeper on a cabover. You are onto something. What was it? "Miss Bud" back in the day when it still looked like a boat instead of an airplane and oh yeah, Bud Man. PM Me and I will get some pix of this guys boat trailer if you want. It is rough in appearance but for a scratchbuilder like yourself, a piece of cake. Nostalgia lane.