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Its been unseasonably warm here in the great white north, so I stole a chance to take the Husky outside for a shot of primer..and COLOR !! Taking advice from Dave I sprayed the cab with duplicolor primer, then after drying overnight a light coat of Tamiya white to brighten the upcoming color coats. I grabbed the chassis heading out the door also , decided the frame would look good in black..the battery boxes will be yellow like the cab. Hopefully you can see my attempt at adding a few airlines to the brakes, not up to the level of other builds here. The cab after its first coat of paint , bear in mind the hood and fenders will be black. stay tuned for more soon !

finally time for a weekend update ~~ Oh boy its been good week too.. I added a pretend drip rail to the firewall to hold the hood after hinging it, and cleaned up all the stray cuts. The hinge was made from brass tube / music wire . I'm really pleased how thin this cab was, Ive seen a few that were seriously thick , making this process almost impossible without making resin dust clouds !! I did lightly thin the edges for a more to scale appearance, trying to improve my cleanliness during construction.

nice work on the engine details !!

I mentioned earlier Id opened the hood, and here's a peek at the progress. Hoping I can cheat and leave the other hood panel intact, but quite possibly the hinge pin wont fit back together .. Another change to the winch cage, I added a curved outer roll bar inspired by the cobra's hood !! enough gab.. back to the bench ttyl

Thanks Sam , I'm not on FB but I'll search for pics !

Thanks Gator ! I decided after much procrastination to open the hood , but very carefully . the PE razor saw cut thru the resin like butter and in short order I had an open hood ! I'll post a few pics after work. I'm searching for good detail photos of the plumbing on the 8v now it's exposed lol

Now that's a mixer ! the stretch looks better from my chair too, the entire build looks more "balanced"

Dan-Glad ya like the wench !

yeah I'm planning fenders , thanks for the idea about the dm800 fenders !! I'm completely unsure about the winch drive type, but it was sourced from the big stick pete wrecker so assuming it was likely hydraulic . The Tulsa I'd planned looking like chain drive , but the size bothered me. thanksI appreciate the comments !

thanks Tom !

Awesome work Brian !!!!

Nice work !! watching this ford develop

Wow those added details look fantastic !! You planning to open the hood ?

thanks !

ok I realized something was missing...there needed to be a floor under the winch for the oil to drip and the tools to fall ! Don mills diamond plate and the trusty cutting wheel to the rescue. Lastly there had to be a place for the driver to stand..or a well stocked cooler to sit.. and the big picture.. I'm still working out something under the winch to fill that gap, a tool box or steps..not sure yet hope everyone likes the progress

time for a weekend update ~~I wanted to add more attitude to this build, and what it was missing was pulling power.. I needed a winch !! I went the easy route and purchased one, but it seemed way out of scale behind the cab. A quick dig thru the spare parts kits , and I had a start. Adding a few angles and strips to it made it look tougher..so I fobbed up a redneck mount for it. I really wanted a tube cage around it, so out came the 1/ 8 tube and bashed one together ! Might not be OSHA approved but hey its fun !! Finally the skill fish mouthing tube came useful !lol Whoa better add a few more protection over the reel..not to worry..

Looking good

Thanks for the feedback, by the sounds of comments it's definitely heading the right way ! big tires and attitude! Terry- figured you'd recognize that detroit lol ! I didn't have a proper cummins stashed

thanks ! I'm still debating about opening the hood..stay tuned !

Oh yeah watchin where you take this one

Thanks for the positive comments,. I really appreciate them ! working on this project is so much fun

Beautiful work

ok..without further ado ! Our favorite hosting site was being a PITA . The 361 on its wheels for a photo op ! Yes the rear tires are sticking WAY out right now..I'm setting the axle width and just stuck em on for a quick pic ! I used the metal kit axle inside a plastic tube to fit the hole in wheel backer. The tube was extra long for tweaking ! The rear suspension is none other than the Rockwells from the Autocar , and the front also sourced from that kit. I sawed the outed hanger plate from the spring using a PE saw, so the spring will line up straight on the Mack frame. OH I m swapped to the spare DM800 tractor rails since the R Mack rails looked puny on this truck !! After guessing at the wheel opening, the springs and axle were glued in. I ended up cutting the front motor mount/ x member till the autocar axle fit proper. here's the frame currently with its Detroit 8V nestled in the frame. The battery box/ air tanks looked too far apart to me so the PE saw separated the Siamese twins and after judicious sanding, I had em looking better. Thanks for dropping in! Any comments welcome

Wait till ya see this truck sitting on its wheels...my bright idea to use a certain frame caused a few minI setbacks, but nothing a dremel couldn't handle ! I'll add the pics tonite..it's a beast Now to find the post about making the curved wind shield glass

Awesome work Those diamond plate fenders are perfect