Thanks a lot JT. Im glad your into it man. This is the oldest truck Ive built, and its definitly a diffrrent world. The best is yet to come. The functioning chain drive will be the icing on the cake. Thank you Clayton, and Thank you Dennis.
Here's my update for the weekend. I bit the bullet and started making the rear spring hangers. They are riveted instead of bolted, so I used round stock to sand down and round over. All in all, it went pretty smooth.
I picked up these two built ups recently. The Mack is actually pretty nice except for seams all over the whole truck. The Ford isn't that bad either. The Mack is just going on the shelf for right now. The Ford will be a resin donor.
I was just going to ask if you had plans for a trailer for this bad boy. A spread axle reefer would give you a great canvas for matching paint work. Great job
Yes, I have a bunch of his stuff also. From what I was told, he was shut down for copying other casters cabs. None of those cabs were mastered by him or authorized to be copied. Its a shame, because they were good castings. But thats ebay for you.
If its a clean enough cut, you can hide it pretty easily. I understand not wanting to do it, but the gremlins in your head will keep reminding you thats its not quite right.