Petetrucker07

I second that.^

Thats a nice set of tracks. Thanks for pics.

Welcome aboard bud!

I gotta get me some of them flaps. Lookin good bud. I think my next pete will be a snapper, stretched to 305", hhhmmmmm, yep that sounds good and will look killer with a cattle pot. Sorry, got lost in my head again. This is a cool lookin old school truck. Looks like something that would be pullin a set of bottom dumps down here.

Here are a few shots of the same area as yesterday.

I dont do too bad with my phone. Im surprised how well the pics come out with it.

There ya go, thats usin the ol' thinker.

The heaviness, the trouble with alignment and from what i heard, not fact, safety were the issues. A lot of shipping container chassis' still use and as far as i know still made with the Dayton or East coast wheels. The 10 lug rim, aluminum and steel give a somewhat uniformity to the industry. As shown in Caseys pic. There are many types of "spoke" rims and ways of mounting. The 10 lug is the same across the board, just different decorative holes, Freightliner triangle, pete oval, and so on.

Well, i guess when they can a V6 to have that timeless, harmonic, beautiful V8 roar, then i might change my mind. But until then, i will still stop, look and drool when i hear a Z06, a CTS-V, SRT-8, or any of the newer high performance cars on the road with an aftermarket muffler. I will do the same for the classics, Novas, Chevelles, Camaros, Cudas, Chargers, Challengers, Shelby GT Mustangs, Gran Tarinos, and so on. That odd sound of a 4 cylinder or V6 will not get my attention. I guess im old school. Yeah fuel efficiency is fine and dandy, but i guarantee i can make a carbureted 454 have more power, sound spectacular, for half the price of any 4 cylinder or V6. I think the art of reading spark plugs, changing power valves and annular boosters on a Holley are just about gone. That is a skill im proud to say ive learned, and intend on teaching my kids. But like what has been said, its evolution and that is certain to continue. But i know there are too many of us "Old School" guys that refuse to let the good things in automotive die. The V8 will make a return to Ford, someday. Just like the Camaro that died, then returned.

Those are some very nice pics Mark.

Thanks for tips Jesse. This 1 kinda got put on hold. As did most of my up coming projects. The wife and i will be moving in a few months. I dont want to get started on something till i get set up again. I have a couple truck projects i want to finish.

The Ford muscle car is dead. Chevy and Dodge are still goin with V8.

Not exactly a truck kit, but parts. I got my order from Double Take and my order of aluminum stuff from Rhinos Truck Parts.

This is gonna be a nice little work horse. As for the tanks, definitely not chrome, painted for sure. Color? Silver, green, red. You know what, id go silver or a acid washed aluminum type color on the tanks, steps, bumper, stack and grille. Thats just me though.

I just received a big box of parts today. They all look great. The rims are very nice, the tires are perfect. Highly recommend Kurts products, worth every penny. Will be ordering more for sure.

Thats too funny. Looks way cool though

Thats awesome. Ive tried and tried to get a lightening pic. Never able to.

I thought this might be good topic to let some of countries landscape be shown from a trucker. With what i haul and where i gotta go to get it, allows me to see sights that quite possibly nobody else will ever see. I need to dig through my picture discs and files on the computer for more. This was taken this morning in Goodsorings, Nv. A small town about 45 minutes south of Vegas. This sunrise was taken in Baker, Ca, Dec 2013 This sunset was taken in Apex, Nv, half hour north of vegas, Feb 2014

Its already discontinued

The high roof is the Ultra cab. The rounded dash started in '02 till present. The door mounted mirrors ended in '04. The Ultra cab started with the induction of the Unibilt cabs around '96 '97. My dream trucks For pete 379x For KW '06 W900L Reason being it was the year of the progressive horsepower Cummins ISX.

1. '70 Chevell SS 454 450 horse 2. 2nd gen Camaro (have it) 3. Yenko Nova 4. Yenko Camaro 5. 1st CoPo Camaro 6. New CoPo Camaro 7. '69 2wd Chevy short bed 8. '66 4wd Suburban (have it, Grandpa bought it brand new) 9. Z06 Vette 10. CTS-V Wagon I know i cant help it, i have Chevy orange racin in my veins. A top 10 list of non chevy. 1. Lambo Aventador 2. AAR Cuda 3. '67 Shelby GT500 4. Any Dussenburg 5. Lambo Murcielago 6. An original Shelby Cobra 7. Stanley Steamer 8. Any Hemi Superbird 9. New SRT Challenger 10. Fiat 500C (the 1 with Jennifer Lopez) LOL!

Very nice. Cant wait to see what else you pull out to show us.

You got 1 of them marbilts.

Welcome to dark side of modeling. This is a nice kit to start on. Take your time on doing the rims and tires. They can be a bit testy. Those car hauler trailers are quite pricey. You may want to look at AMT trailers, both van trailers and the flatbed. 1 more suggestion, treat each step of the instructions like a separate model, and it should go real smooth for ya.

Thats what i heard. Nice job on both. Anxious to see how you do this CA Hauler.