Petetrucker07

Your such a tease Chuck. This just my opinion, I don't want to start a war by any means. I hope it's a Great Dane spread axle flatbed.

Hope everyone has a great day, and weekend. For those who are traveling, be safe out there. I know how crazy the roads will get this weekend. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

It's funny. It kinda sounds like the engine developers at PACCAR found the old Allis - Chalmers plans. The PACCAR motors were having the same problem, from what I understand. They couldn't keep cranks in them.

It sure is nice to revisit some past builds. Sometimes these little looks at what has been built gives us the motivation or sparks that inspiration one build might have given. These are all great builds. That's just ridiculous somebody would steal a model. In an odd way it's sort flattering that someone liked it so much, they thought they needed more than you. Doesnt make it right though, at all.

That is a very classy truck. I would love to have a classic piece of iron to cruise in parades. I wonder who will be the first to build it from a Snapper? It's almost begging to built in scale.

Thanks JT. I'm glad you turned me on to these. My next one will be taken a lot further than this. Actually, only the body will be used on the next one. So I don't think it really qualifies.

I don't know what to say anymore. I can't find the proper words. I guess, repeat what everyone else has said.

This is awesome. It definitely looks pissed off. I like the little tank on there.

Yes, that is where the blower came from. And from what I understand, the blower was orginally developed for mine shafts ventilation.

I'm not much help on streaming. I have satellite and love it. But I've heard people like Spotify and Rhaspsody.

There are overall length restrictions in the US. But, they do very state to state. Same with weight restrictions.

What is added... Bumper. Trim pieces on the bottom of cab and the top and bottom of the fuel tanks. Lights. Deck plate. Air line box. Rear fenders. I imagine there is a rear bumper loaded with lights too. The suspension has been lowered. And the level of polishing done. Factory polish jobs do not look that good. There is probably more. If you image search Ownby Trucking, more pics will come up, along pics of the truck this replaced. It was a 362 Pete. I've seen that in person many years ago at a show.

Mark, there sure aren't many of us left. I know there are truck enthusiasts, who don't and may never drive, kinda like the guy from American Trucker. But true to the core truck drivers are few and far between anymore. Someone who drives for the love of putting her in an easternly wind and watch the sunrise on a cool spring morning. Or skirtin around an approaching storm watching the clouds pour over the tops of the mountains. Or the best site, the sun set when your about a half hour from home. Or sittin in the So Cal summer traffic doin your official duty of leg checks and cleavage patrols. I'm gonna be stopping by my buddies house here in the near future to see how much he wants for his ol K123. It's a got Big Cam 400, 13 speed, Alcoa steers, chrome 2 hole drives and a straight set of smokin 6s. I've been told I'm stubborn. There's worse things to be. I'm a truck driver, will be till I take my last breath. I just hope I don't have the truckers retirment. Pulling my cold body out of the truck. I'm gonna fight for my chicken lights and mudflaps weights, I'm gonna help a fellow driver when ever possible and keep my CB turned on and answer the bear reports whenever I can. I got off topic and on the soap box. Sorry! Channel clear, 10-4

Oh my, your makin me blush. This is gonna be a sexy beast!

This is awesome. It would be nice if someone would do a tutorial on the Cosmic Chrome. That finish is outstanding!

Like Hakan said. The length laws across the pond are very strict and short. Me personally don't care for the look of the Euro trucks, but they are getting more stylish. There are a few I've seen that very nice. The Asian trucks are different looking. They can be done up. They tend to be gawdy to me.

Very interesting build. Nice job.

This is an awesome build Chuck. Your braver than Iam. I couldn't use a Moebius kit as a donor. My wife would kill me if I bought a 75 dollar kit for parts. This is great. I really like it. Looks like a truck that'd be rollin down the So Cal highways after the first of the year, with all the new emission regulations taking affect.

Great transformation of the snapper. Nice job Chuck.

Micheal, that 362 is tall. So is the CL9000 Ford.

Those are cool. Purpose built to do something that's mass produced cant. I think that's how they can still be produced despite the supposed bumper to steering wheel distance, vocational/emergency vehicles. Trash truck type trucks are produced here by Peterbilt and Mack. Tight, city driving.

That sounds cool. Maybe you could stuff in one of the new Revell 29 Fords. Build your own D-Rod. Just a thought.

Man, this is lookin good. Can't wait to see what it's goin in

It's kinda funny. It's been about 10 years since I climbed in a COE. It would take me a second to remember which foot to start with to climb in it. The last time I climb in one, I almost fell out because I started with the wrong foot. Here are my favorite COEs. A Pete 362 A Freightliner and Pete 352 A Kenworth K100 And a Kenworth K123 I'm a little more partial to the K123. When Dad started driving, he bought an old P.I.E. K123 day cab 2 axle, 6V92. Painted silver with red stripes. I have some very fond memories of that truck. I remember sittin in the passenger seat, I still remember the red glow from the turn signal by the windshield and door. Someday I'll be building that truck in scale. But only from memory. There are only a couple Polaroids of that truck, front facing only.

Back in the good ol days of trucking. The length laws are why the cabover and 40 foot trailers were the common site. Then the length laws changed allowing for "hoods". In the mid 70s into the 80s, even 90s, it was a matter of preference and still, some length limitations. Then some say it was saftey, some say this and that. The length laws were changed yet again around the mid to late 90s allowing the conventional to pull 53 foot trailers. My preference is more toward cabovers, but with California's emissions laws gettin ridiculous, there almost isn't a choice anymore. I've heard there is a law requiring a certain distance from the bumper to steering wheel, but I'm not informed enough on that to say anymore. Here Ca, there are a few companies pulling 57 foot trailers and a cabover is the only way to pull them. Kenworth still makes COEs, just not in the US. The Freightliner Argosy was last COE available here. The drive trains are the same, just certain parts, like shift linkage, steering. I know of one logging truck. It's this months cover truck of 10-4 Magazine. Here's a link.. tenfourmagazine.com Hope this started to answer your question.